Meaning of the word inertia in English
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inertia
US /ˌɪnˈɝː.ʃə/
UK /ˌɪnˈɝː.ʃə/
Noun
1.
a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged
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The company's inertia prevented it from adapting to new market trends.
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Overcoming the initial inertia is often the hardest part of starting a new project.
2.
a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force
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Newton's first law of motion describes the principle of inertia.
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Due to inertia, a moving object tends to stay in motion.
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