2. PHYSICS: a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force.
"the power required to overcome friction and the inertia of the moving parts"
resistance to change in some other physical property.
"the thermal inertia of the oceans will delay the full rise in temperature for a few decades"
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noun
noun: inertia
1. a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
"the problem runs deeper than bureaucratic inertia"
Similar:
inactivity, inaction, dormancy, passivity, apathy, stagnation, dullness, sluggishness, lethargy, languor, languidness, listlessness, motionlessness, lifelessness
Opposite:
activity
energy
2. PHYSICS: a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force.
"the power required to overcome friction and the inertia of the moving parts"
resistance to change in some other physical property.
"the thermal inertia of the oceans will delay the full rise in temperature for a few decades"