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   In·er·tia

   /iˈnərSHə/

   

   noun

   • 1. a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged: "the problem runs deeper than bureaucratic inertia"
   • 2. a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force: "the power required to overcome friction and the inertia of the moving parts"
   • ▪ resistance to change in some other physical property: "the thermal inertia of the oceans will delay the full rise in temperature for a few decades"

   Word Origin early 18th century (in inertia (sense 2)): from Latin, from iners, inert- (see inert).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inertialess adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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