n.
Pronunciation: i- ' n ə r-sh ə , -sh ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, lack of skill, from inert-, iners
Date: 1713
1 a : a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force b : an analogous property of other physical quantities (as electricity)
2 : indisposition to motion, exertion, or change : INERTNESS
– in · er · tial \ -sh ə l \ adjective
– in · er · tial · ly \ - ' n ə r-sh( ə -)l ē \ adverb