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inertial frame

inertial frame is the ellipsis of inertial frame of reference.

Meaning of inertial frame of reference

Noun

inertial frame of reference (plural inertial frames of reference)

  1. A frame of reference that is stationary relative to a body moving at constant velocity and on which no force is being exerted.

Forms of inertial frame

pluralinertial frames

Questions about inertial frame

What is inertial frame the ellipsis of?
Inertial frame is the ellipsis of inertial frame of reference.

Words near inertial frame in the dictionary

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  3. inertia welding
  4. inertiae
  5. inertial
  6. inertial frame
  7. inertial frame of reference
  8. inertial frames
  9. inertial frames of reference
  10. inertial guidance
  11. inertial mass

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