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1. inertia
   Type: Term Pronunciation: in-er′she-ă, in-ĕr′shă Definitions: 1. The tendency of a physical body to oppose any force tending to move it from a position of rest or to change its uniform motion. 2. Denoting inactivity or lack of force, lack of mental or physical vigor, or sluggishness of thought or action.
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2. inertia
   The property of matter that requires a force to act on it to change the way it is moving; momentum is a measure of inertia.
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3. inertia
   [n] - (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain is state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
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4. Inertia
   Inertia is a property of matter. It describes how difficult it is to either get something moving or to stop it when it is moving. So an elephant has a lot more inertia than a paper clip. The SI unit for inertia is the kilogram. It's important to realise that, e.g. when in a spacecraft in orbit, the ...
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5. Inertia
   An object's resistance to a change in its velocity. The tendency of an object at rest to remain at rest, and of an object in motion to remain in motion, in the absence of applied forces. Newton`s first law of motion stated this tendency, while his second law effectively states that momentum (the qua...
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6. Inertia
   Inability of the structure to move of itself. (The second moment of area of section about the elastic neutral axis is sometimes referred to as moment of inertia.)
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7. inertia
   The tendency of a body to stay at rest or to continue to move at the same velocity, unless acted on by an outside force. A tractor trailer has more inertia than a bicycle. A bowling ball has more inertia than a tennis ball.
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8. Inertia
   The tendency of a mass at rest to resist motion, or the tendency to resist change of motion.
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9. inertia
   Tendency of a body to remain at rest or move in straight line
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10. inertia
    that property of matter by virtue of which any material body continues in its existing state of movement or rest,in the absence of an external force Category: Chemistry • particular value of exposure arrived at by continuing the straight line portion of the characteristic curve to meet the exposure axis. Category: General
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11. Inertia
    In·er'ti·a noun [ Latin , idleness, from iners idle. See Inert .] 1. (Physics) 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 d...
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12. inertia
    Inactivity, inability to move spontaneously. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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13. inertia
    (in-ur´shә) inactivity; inability to move spontaneously. colonic inertia weak muscular activity of the colon, leading to distention of the organ and constipation. uterine inertia sluggishness of uterine contractions in labor.
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14. Inertia
    • (n.) Want of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased. • (n.) Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action; want of energy; sluggishness. • (n.) That property of matter by which it tends when a...
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15. inertia
    property of a body by virtue of which it opposes any agency that attempts to put it in motion or, if it is moving, to change the magnitude or ... [13 related articles]
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16. inertia
    inactivity, inability to move spontaneously.
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17. inertia
    inertia 1. The inability or unwillingness to move or to act. 2. In physics, the tendency of a body to remain in its state (at rest or in motion) until acted upon by an outside force. 3. Inactivity; inability to move spontaneously; sluggishness. 4. Resistance or disinclination to motion, action, o...
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18. inertia
    
    • a disposition to remain inactive or inert
    • (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain is state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
    
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19. Inertia
    measurement of an object's ability to resist a change in velocity, this property is dependent upon the mass and shape of the object.
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20. inertia
    that property of matter by virtue of which any material body continues in its existing state of movement or rest in the absence of an external force
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21. inertia
    inertia (inûr'shu) , in physics, the resistance of a body to any alteration in its state of motion, i.e., the resistance of a body at rest to being set in motion or of a body in motion to any change of speed or change in direction of motion. Inertia is a property common to all matter. This ...
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22. Inertia
    Inertia is the property of a body that causes it to oppose any change in its velocity, even if the velocity is zero. An object at rest requires a force to make it move, and a moving object requires a force to make it slow down, accelerate, or change direction. Newton called this resistance to a chan...
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23. inertia
    the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion
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24. Inertia
    `Inertia` is the resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion or rest, or the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion. It is proportional to an object`s mass. The principle of inertia is one of the fundamental principles of classical physics which are used to...
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25. Inertia
    (DC Comics) `Inertia` or `Kid Zoom` (Reverse-Impulse) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Comics publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = New York | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4119-5 | oclc = 213309017-->--> Publication history: Creation: When questioned as to who created Iner...
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