inertia : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: inertia	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inertia n a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work" Synonym(s): inactiveness, inactivity, inertia Antonym(s): activeness, activity (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inertia \Iner"tia\, n. [L., idleness, fr. iners idle. See {Inert}.] 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[91]}. 2. Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action; want of energy; sluggishness. Men . . . have immense irresolution and inertia. --Carlyle. 3. (Med.) Want of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased. {Center of inertia}. (Mech.) See under {Center}.