Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What does inertia mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word inertia? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (physics) The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass.
  2. (figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.
  3. (medicine) Lack of activity; sluggishness; said especially of the uterus, when, in labour, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Similar Words
Examples
It is an astonishing victory over the forces of government inertia, and she could not resist basking in her moment of glory.
The tyres' bigger gyroscope boosts rotational inertia on moderate uphills, flats, and downhills.
Yet gradually the economic culture was changing, and marketization was spreading through its own inertia of motion.
There is always a vague feeling of inertia, a longing to go back to a country they have never seen.
This means the bears are losing their grip on the market and simple inertia is driving prices lower.
Sciama was very keen on Mach's principle, the idea that objects owe their inertia to the influence of all the other matter in the universe.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
7-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024