English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)��|-��(r)��

Noun
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1. physics The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform straight motion; equivalent to its mass.
2. figuratively In a person, unwillingness to take action.

Synonyms
(unwillingness to take action): idleness, laziness, sloth, slothfulness

Translations
trans-top|in physics
Czech: setrva�nost f
Dutch: inertie, traagheid
Esperanto: inerteco, inerteca forto, inertforto
Estonian: inerts, inertsus
trans-mid
Finnish: inertia, hitaus
French: inertie f
German: Trägheit f
Spanish: inercia f
Swedish: tröghet
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trans-top|unwillingness to take action
Estonian: tegevusetus, loidus
trans-mid
Finnish: vastahakoisuus
Spanish: inercia f
Swedish: tröghet
trans-bottom

Derived terms
inertial
inertia welding
moment of inertia

Related terms
inert
inertness

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