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English noun: inertia | |||
| 1. | inertia (attribute) a disposition to remain inactive or inert | ||
| Samples | He had to overcome his inertia and get back to work. | ||
| Synonyms | inactiveness, inactivity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trait | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flatness, indolence, languor, laziness, lethargy, passiveness, passivity, phlegm, restfulness, sluggishness | ||
| Antonyms | activeness, activity | ||
| 2. | inertia (phenomenon) (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mechanical phenomenon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | moment of inertia | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
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