inertia — meaning in English

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.

Senses

inertia is used for these senses in English:

• inertia (figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.
• inertia (medicine) Lack of activity; sluggishness; said especially of the uterus, when, in labour, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.

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.

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