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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inertia \In*er"ti*a\, n. [L., idleness, fr iners idle. See {Inert}.] 1. (Physics) That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless acted on by some external force; -- sometimes called {vis inerti[ae]}. 2. Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action want of energy; sluggishness. Men . . . have immense irresolution and inertia. --Carlyle. 3. (Med.) Want of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased. {Center of inertia}. (Mech.) See under {Center}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inertia n 1: a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work" [syn: {inactiveness}, {inactivity}] [ant: {activeness}] 2: (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain is state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
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