INERT


Meaning of INERT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnɜ:(r)t ]

1.

Someone or something that is inert does not move at all.

He covered the inert body with a blanket.

ADJ

2.

If you describe something as inert , you are criticizing it because it is not very lively or interesting.

The novel itself remains oddly inert.

ADJ [ disapproval ]

3.

An inert substance is one which does not react with other substances. ( TECHNICAL )

...inert gases like neon and argon.

ADJ

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.