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Synonyms for inertia

Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-ur-shuh, ih-nur-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈɜr ʃə, ɪˈnɜr-

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Définition of inertia

Origin :
  • 1713, introduced as a term in physics 17c. by German astronomer and physician Johann Kepler (1571-1630), from Latin inertia "unskillfulness, idleness," from iners (genitive inertis) "unskilled, inactive;" see inert. Used in Modern Latin by Newton (1687). Sense of "apathy" first recorded 1822.
  • noun disinclination to move; lifelessness
Example sentences :
  • The inertia of the meteor has persisted, not as energy, but as a factor of energy.
  • Extract from : « The Machinery of the Universe » by Amos Emerson Dolbear
  • For that sort of inertia in woman is always enigmatic and therefore menacing.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • That was because if there were no inertia there would be no centrifugal force.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • At the same time he overcame part of your inertia, for he made you move a little.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • The inertia of the stricken beings on the platform was broken by his move.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • Girls, too, had won obscurity by inertia or had swung into fame.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • All their efforts at gaiety were impeded by the inertia of fear.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • The varieties of this lack of power and inertia are familiar to every physician.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • At last, after heaving at himself, for he seemed to be a mass of inertia, he got up.
  • Extract from : « The Prussian Officer » by D. H. Lawrence
  • He found that the force of inertia had troubled wiser men than he.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams

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