inertianoun [ U ]
uk/ɪˈnɜː.ʃə/us/ˌɪnˈɝː.ʃə/inertia noun [ U ] (LACK OF ACTIVITY)
lack of activity or interest, or unwillingness to make an effort to do anything:
The organization is stifled by bureaucratic inertia.
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Laziness and lazy people
- bludger
- bone idle idiom
- bum around
- CBA
- clock-watching
- deadbeat
- doss
- idle
- layabout
- lazy
- lazybones
- lie
- lie down on the job idiom
- loafer
- shirker
- skiver
- slacker
- slackness
- slob
- slug
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inertia noun [ U ] (FORCE)
specialized physics the physical force that keeps something in the same position or moving in the same direction
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Physics: energy, force & power
- barometric pressure
- binding energy
- bioenergy
- chemical bond
- constructive interference
- distance multiplier
- drag
- dynamics
- gravitation
- jet propulsion
- joule
- potential energy
- shock
- static equilibrium
- stress fracture
- strong force
- the sound barrier
- vector
- waveform
- weak force
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