What does "inertial" mean?

Of, relating to, or depending on inertia.

How do you pronounce "inertial"?

Pronounced //ɪˈnɜː.ʃəl//.

Inertial

Q: What is a synonym for "inertial"?

Common synonyms include: conservative, frame-related, inertia-related, inflexible, motion-resisting, newton's first law.

/ɪˈnɜː.ʃəl/ adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of, relating to, or depending on inertia. not-comparable

Adjective

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of or relating to inertia wordnet

Synonyms

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conservative frame-related inertia-related inflexible motion-resisting newton's first law

Antonyms

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dynamic flexible kinetic producing noninertial

Example

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"When viewed in an inertial reference frame, an object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a net force."

Etymology

From inertia + -al.

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