inertia
Noun
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A disposition to remain inactive or inert (synset 104642988)
"he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work"hypernym: trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal naturehyponym:
- flatness, languor, lethargy, phlegm, sluggishness - inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
- restfulness - the attribute of being restful
- passiveness, passivity - the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
- indolence, laziness - inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
synonym: inactiveness, inactivity -
(physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force (synset 111489163)
domain category: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactionshypernym: mechanical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objectshyponym: moment of inertia - the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration
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