Lack of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.
An inward passivity. Quality resisting urge, desire and aspiration to initiate any action creating change. In afterlife the initiation of the desire and the activity to begin soul progression must come from within the individual. Inertia must be overcome by each entity prior to beginning progression of soul.
That force which tends to keep a stationary object from being moved, and tends to keep a moving object in motion. Some effort is needed to get the object moving if it is stopped, and to stop an object if it is moving.
The property of objects with mass to remain at rest if they are already at rest, or to stay in motion if they are already moving. See also Newton, Isaac & Newton's Laws
The tendency of a body to stay at rest or to continue to move at the same velocity, unless acted on by an outside force. A tractor trailer has more inertia than a bicycle. A bowling ball has more inertia than a tennis ball.
That property of matter by virtue of which it persists in a state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line unless some force changes that state. The state or quality of being inert. Indisposition to move or to act. Inertness.
tendency of objects to remain in motion or stay at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force
The tendency of a body in motion to move in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force.
The resistance of all objects to having their speed and/or direction change.
principle that states that a body at rest resists being moved. Back to YoYo
The tendency of an object to remain at a constant velocity, or its resistance to being accelerated. Newtonâ€(tm)s First Law is alternatively called the Law of Inertia because it describes this tendency.
Sluggishness of uterine contractions during labor.
the tendency of an object to resist any change in its velocity.
Ability of a living system to resist being disturbed or altered. Compare constancy, resilience.
The tendency of an object to continue in motion at the same speed and in the same direction, unless acted upon by a force.
the property of an object describing its tendency to stay at the same velocity (or at rest) unless a force acts on it.
Inertia is a tendency of an object to resist change in its state of motion. More massive objects have more inertia; that is, they have more tendency to resist changes in the way they are moving. An elephant has a lot of inertia, for example. If it is at rest, it offers a large resistance to changes in its state of rest, and so it's difficult to move an elephant. On the other hand, a pencil has a small amount of inertia. It's easy to move a pencil from its state of rest. More massive objects have more inertia and thus require more force in order to change their state of motion.
A property of matter, which causes it to not want to change what it is doing. In ancient physics, a desire not to move. In modern physics, a desire not to change its motion. The amount of inertia which a given body possesses, which determines how hard it is to change its motion, is called its inertia, or its mass.
A property of any object that requires it to maintain its velocity along a straight line, or its state of rest, unless acted upon by an external force. Because Emeagwali's nine equations incorporated inertial (acceleration) forces, they were more accurate. Oil has the disposition to remain inert and this inertial force must be overcome before extracting oil from a petroleum reservoir. The above also applies to people since the laws of motion governing our universe state that all objects possess an indisposition to motion or exhibit the tendency to maintain a state of rest or remain inert. Your weight is a measure of the acceleration force exerted by the Earth upon your body. If you stand on a bathroom scale inside an elevator your weight increases (decreases) as you travel upward (or downward). Previously, geologists thought that acceleration forces, as oil flows towards an oil well, can be ignored. Using the elevator analogy, Emeagwali proved that acceleration forces could not be ignored within an oil field.
measurement of an object's ability to resist a change in velocity, this property is dependent upon the mass and shape of the object.
a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work"
the resistance of an object to a change in velocity.
Inertia is the tendency of a body to resist acceleration, or to resist motion, action or change.
The property of an object to resist change in velocity unless acted upon by an outside force. Higher inertia objects require larger torques to accelerate and decelerate. Inertia is dependent upon the mass and shape of the object.
The property or characteristic of an object that causes it to resist any change in its state of movement, unless it is being acted upon by some outside force. If no force is present, the object will remain still or continue moving at a particular speed in a straight line. The first of Newton's Laws of Motion says that the mass of an object is directly related to the amount of its resistance to changing its direction of motion, or its inertia.
thermal inertia: measure of the response of a material to temperature changes within a substance
Matter's tendency to resist changes in motion. Another name for inertia is mass
A measure of an object's resistance to a change in velocity. The larger the inertia of a system the larger the torque required to accelerate or decelerate it.
Term describing the concept that an object at rest wants to stay at rest, and an object in motion wants to continue moving in a straight line.
the tendency of matter to move uniformly (at a constant velocity; in a straight line at a constant speed)
the property of matter that causes objects to resist changes in motion
A measure of an object’s resistance to a change in velocity. The force needed to accelerate or decelerate an object is directly proportional to its mass. The torque required to rotationally accelerate or decelerate a cylindrical object is directly proportional to its mass and radius.
The measurement of an object's resistance to twisting around a given axis when it is struck by another object. A higher Moment of Inertia means greater resistance to twisting. Golf clubs with more weight around the perimeter of the club head generally have higher inertia.
Inertia is the property of an object that makes it continue moving the way it already is. All objects with mass have inertia. Balancing Forces
The property of matter that causes it to resist any change in its motion. An object's inertia is directly proportional to its mass.
resistance to motion, mass The large inertia of the stone means that the force will cause only a small acceleration.
the resistance an object has to a change in its state of motion. "An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalance force." - Newton's first law
The property of an element's mass and shape that resists changes in velocity when exposed to an outside force. The larger an object's mass, the greater its inertia and the greater the magnitude of force required to accelerate it at a given rate.
The word describing the behavior of objects in motion as detailed in Newton's first law. Otherwise known as the law of inertia, it states that objects in motion tend to stay in motion at the same speed and direction unless acted on by an unbalanced force, while objects at rest tend to stay at rest.
A property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by an outside force.
The tendency of an object at rest to remain at rest, and of an object in motion to continue in motion without a change in vector velocity.
The tendency of a body to resist acceleration; the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in straight line motion to stay in motion in a straight line unless acted on by an outside force. Inertia is a property of mass.
The property of matter that requires a force to act on it to change its state of motion; the tendency of objects to continue doing what they are doing in the absence of outside forces.
The tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest and a body in motion to persist in motion.
Property or tendency of an object at rest to remain at rest unless acted upon by a force.
Inertia is a property of matter: a mass at rest remains at rest and a mass in motion remains in motion as long as no outside force acts upon it.
A descriptive term for that property of a body which resists change in its motion. Two kinds of changes of motion are recognized: changes in translational motion, and changes in rotational motion.
A physical property of matter that resists changes in speed or direction. Inertia of load affects the amount of torque required to accelerate and decelerate.
Tendency of an object to remain in its current state of motion.
a body's resistance to acceleration
The tendency of a body to maintain is state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force.
Any motion or movement that is not in a straight line but remains constant in velocity.
Tendency of a body to resist acceleration. The tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in motion to remain in motion in a straight line unless disturbed by an external force. Inertia is resistance to motion, action, or change. Inertia is measured by mass.
A property of matter that causes it to resist changes in speed or direction (velocity).
The property of a moving object that causes it to resist any change in speed or direction.
Similar to mass, inertia is the property of an object that opposes any change in motion. Inertia is measured using the same units as those used to measure mass.
the tendency of a body to remain at rest or stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force.
A measure of the resistance of an object to accelerate or decelerate.
Tendency of an object to remain in the state it is in. See WR2.
The physical tendency of a body in motion to remain in motion and a body at rest to remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force (Newton's First Law of Motion).
reluctance of a body (proportional to its mass) to change its state of motion or rest when a force acts on it.
The principle of inertia is one of the fundamental laws of classical physics which are used to describe the motion of matter and how it is affected by applied forces. Inertia is the property of an object to remain constant in velocity unless acted upon by an outside force. Inertia is dependent upon the mass and shape of the object.