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Inertia

/ɪnˈɝ.ʃə/

The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass.

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noun
  1. 1

    The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass.

  2. 2

    In a person, unwillingness to take action.

  3. 3

    Lack of activity; sluggishness; said especially of the uterus, when, in labour, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.

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