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INERTIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does inertial mean?
• INERTIAL (adjective)
The adjective INERTIAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to inertia
Familiarity information: INERTIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to inertia
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
inertia ((physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force)
Context examples
Inertial force produced by accelerations or gravity, expressed in gravitational units; one G is equal to the pull of gravity at the earth's surface at sea level and 45 degrees North latitude (32.1725 ft/sec2; 980.621 cm/sec2).
(G Force, NCI Thesaurus)
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