ETYM Latin, idleness, from iners idle. Related to Inert.
Tendency to be inactive; sluggishness.
(Physics) The tendency of a body to maintain is state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force.
A descriptive term for that property of a body which resists change in its motion. Two kinds of changes of motion are recognized: changes in translational motion, and changes in rotational motion.
In physics, the tendency of an object to remain in a state of rest or uniform motion until an external force is applied, as stated by Isaac Newton's first law of motion (see Newton's laws of motion). + prikaži više