INERTIA


Meaning of INERTIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈnər-shə, -shē-ə ]

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 -shəl adjective

• in·er·tial·ly -ˈnər-sh(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.