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Definition: vis inertiae
Inertia
\In*er"ti*a\, n. [L., idleness, fr. iners idle. See
Inert.]
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1. (Physics) That property of matter by which it tends when
at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in
motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless
acted on by some external force; -- sometimes called
vis inerti[ae]
. The inertia of a body is proportional to its
mass.
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2. Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action;
lack of energy; sluggishness.
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Men . . . have immense irresolution and inertia.
--Carlyle.
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3. (Med.) Lack of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially
of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have
nearly or wholly ceased.
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Center of inertia. (Mech.) See under
Center.
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