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inertia

inertia is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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 inertiae. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 5 senses

Definitions

  1. 1noun

    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 inertiae.

  2. 2noun

    Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action; want of energy; sluggishness.

  3. 3noun

    Want of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.

  4. 4noun

    a disposition to remain inactive or inert

    "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work"

    Synonyms

    inactivenessinactivity
  5. 5noun

    (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

Synonyms

inactivenessinactivity

Common word forms

inertias

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