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Type Words
Synonyms inactiveness, inactivity
Type of trait
Has types indolence, languor, laziness, lethargy, flatness, passivity, phlegm, restfulness, sluggishness, passiveness


he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work.
Type Words
Type of mechanical phenomenon
Has types moment of inertia

Examples of inertia

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The first 45 minutes is buildup, and to call it slow would be to insult inertia.
From the theatlantic.com
Moral inertia has built up in the resulting government-milindustrial structures.
From the independent.co.uk
The inertia of this large actuator limits the scanning speed of the current AFM.
From the sciencedaily.com
Without it, she said, inertia can set in, leading to even more stress over time.
From the psychcentral.com
Stifled by indifference and inertia, their wounds splinter when tragedy strikes.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
If they are automatically enrolled inertia will discourage them from opting out.
From the economist.com
Fear that its inertia will trigger economic disaster also can motivate Congress.
From the charlotteobserver.com
However, the banks have a tremendous ally in their customers'formidable inertia.
From the economist.com
For much of the universe's history the expansion has been due mainly to inertia.
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  • Inactiveness: a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work"
  • (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
  • Inertia is the resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion or rest. It is represented numerically by an object's mass. ...
  • Inertia, in comics, may refer to: *Inertia (Marvel Comics), a paramour of Haywire *Inertia (DC Comics), a supervillainous clone
  • ]] |caption=Inertia, in art from Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #5, by Ron Adrian. |character_name=Inertia |real_name=Thaddeus Thawne |publisher=DC Comics |debut=Impulse #50 (July 1999) |creators=Todd DeZagoMike Wieringo |alliances=Titans EastRogues |aliases=Kid Zoom |powers=Former: Superhuman ...
  • Inertia is the second solo album by keyboardist Derek Sherinian. It features many guest musicians including Steve Lukather, Simon Phillips, Jerry Goodman, Zakk Wylde, and Tony Franklin. Lukather was quoted at the time as saying "Inertia" contained "the best guitar work I've ever recorded". ...
  • Inertia is an independent record company based in Sydney, Australia. It was established in March 2000 by Ashley Sellers. Inertia releases exclusively the music from many of the worldu2019s most prominent independent labels. Inertia services include marketing, promotion, sales, distribution, product management, production, digital, publishing, third party, rights administration, and merchandising...
  • Inertia is the name of two separate, but related superheroes from the fictional Marvel Universe.
  • The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass; In a person, unwillingness to take action