inertia (Meaning)
inertia (n)
a disposition to remain inactive or inert
(physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
inertia (n.)
That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless acted on by some external force; -- sometimes called vis inertiae.
Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action; want of energy; sluggishness.
Want of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.
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inertia Sentence Examples
- The car's inertia resisted the driver's attempts to brake suddenly.
- The large boulder had so much inertia that it took several men to move it.
- The spinning top continued rotating due to its inertia, resisting the forces trying to slow it down.
- The skater glided across the ice with ease, thanks to the inertia keeping their motion constant.
- The inertia of the water in the swimming pool prevented the child from sinking immediately.
- The object's inertia made it difficult to accelerate or decelerate, requiring a significant force.
- The inertia of the pendulum allowed it to swing back and forth indefinitely.
- The force required to stop a moving object is directly proportional to its mass and inertia.
- The inertia of the Earth's atmosphere plays a crucial role in regulating its temperature.
- The inertia of a spacecraft in motion makes it difficult to change its trajectory without a significant force.
FAQs About the word inertia
a disposition to remain inactive or inert, (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external for
idleness,laziness, shiftlessness, lethargy, loafing,indolence, sloth, lassitude, languor,apathy
drive, initiative, industry, industriousness, enterprise, ambition, ambition, enterprise, drive, initiative
The car's inertia resisted the driver's attempts to brake suddenly.
The large boulder had so much inertia that it took several men to move it.
The spinning top continued rotating due to its inertia, resisting the forces trying to slow it down.
The skater glided across the ice with ease, thanks to the inertia keeping their motion constant.
