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Definition inertia in American English

inertia noun

[uncountable] noun
/ɪˈnɜrʃə/
1

a situation in which something does not change for a long time

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permanence continuity survival
1.1

a situation in which no progress is made or no action is taken

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inaction avoidance standstill
2

a feeling of not wanting to move or do anything

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inertia sloth
3

a property of matter that makes an object stay in the same position or continue to move in a straight line until its state is changed by an external force

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absorbance air resistance amplitude
Definition inertia in American English