Inertia

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Derived terms 1.3 Related terms

English

Noun

inertia (uncountable)

1. The property of a mass that causes its motion to persist .
2. (figurative) In a person, unwillingness to take action.

Synonyms

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

Translations

in physics

Dutch: inertie , traagheid Esperanto: inerteco , inerteca forto , inertforto Finnish: inertia, hitaus French: inertie f

unwillingness to take action

Finnish: vastahakoisuus

Derived terms

• inertial
• moment of inertia

Related terms

• inert