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inertion

inertion noun: lack of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude.

Noun

inertion (uncountable)

  1. Lack of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude.
    • These vicissitudes of exertion and inertion of the arterial system constitute the paroxysms of remittent fever.1794–1796, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC
  2. The process of inerting; the use of an inert gas to reduce the risk of explosion.
    • nitrogen inertion
    • One of the most important application areas of total flooding fire suppressants is explosion inertion. The inerting concentration of an agent is the concentration required to prevent unacceptable pressure increases in a premised fuel/air/agent mixture subjected to an ignition source.2003, Arthur E. Cote, Operation of Fire Protection Systems

Questions about inertion

What does inertion mean?
Inertion means lack of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude.
What part of speech is inertion?
Inertion is a noun.

Words near inertion in the dictionary

  1. inertias
  2. inerting
  3. inertinite
  4. inertinites
  5. inertinitic
  6. inertion
  7. inertitude
  8. inertization
  9. inertizations
  10. inertiæ
  11. inertly

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