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hitaus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • inertia noun In physics, the tendency of an object to keep doing whatever it's already doing — staying still or moving in a straight line — unless a force acts on it.
  • slowness noun The quality or state of being slow.
  • sluggishness noun The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly.
  • torpor noun A state of being inactive or stuporous.

Senses

hitaus is used for these senses in English:

  • inertia (figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.
  • slowness The quality or state of being slow.
  • sluggishness The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly.
  • torpor A state of being inactive or stuporous.

inertia — full definition

  1. noun In physics, the tendency of an object to keep doing whatever it's already doing — staying still or moving in a straight line — unless a force acts on it.
  2. noun A reluctance to act, change, or get started; sluggishness.

slowness — full definition

  1. noun The quality or state of being slow.
  2. noun A unit, the reciprocal of velocity, that delineates the amount of time required for an object to travel a given distance.

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