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Word: Inertia
Speech Type: Noun
early 18th century (in inertia (sense 2)): from Latin, from iners, inert- (see inert)
ɪˈnəːʃə
a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged
Short Definition:tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged
Examples:- the problem runs deeper than bureaucratic inertia
a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force
Short Definition:property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in straight line
Examples:- the power required to overcome friction and the inertia of the moving parts
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