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inertiae

inertiae is the plural of inertia.

Meaning of inertia

Noun

inertia (countable and uncountable, plural inertias or inertiae or inertiæ)

  1. The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass.
  2. (figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.
    • Men […] have immense irresolution and inertia.1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter II, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume III (The Guillotine), London: James Fraser, […], →OCLC, book IV (Terror)
  3. Lack of activity; sluggishness; said especially of the uterus, when, in labour, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.

Phrases with inertiae

Questions about inertiae

What is inertiae the plural of?
Inertiae is the plural of inertia.

Words near inertiae in the dictionary

  1. inerter
  2. inertest
  3. inertia
  4. inertia selling
  5. inertia welding
  6. inertiae
  7. inertial
  8. inertial frame
  9. inertial frame of reference
  10. inertial frames
  11. inertial frames of reference

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