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inertial

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in·er·tia  (-nûrsh)
n.
1. Physics The tendency of a body to resist acceleration; the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in straight line motion to stay in motion in a straight line unless acted on by an outside force.
2. Resistance or disinclination to motion, action, or change: the inertia of an entrenched bureaucracy.
[Latin, idleness, from iners, inert-, inert; see inert.]
in·ertial adj.
in·ertial·ly adv.
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Adj.1.inertial - of or relating to inertia


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