- inertial
- adjective see inertia
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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inerţial — INERŢIÁL, Ă, inerţiali, e, adj. (fiz.; despre un sistem de referinţă) În raport cu care se verifică principiul inerţiei (1). – Inerţie + suf. al. cf. germ. I n e r t i a l[bezugsystem]. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 inerţiál adj … Dicționar Român
inertial — 1737, from INERTIA (Cf. inertia) + AL (Cf. al) (1) … Etymology dictionary
inertial — inertia ► NOUN 1) a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged. 2) Physics a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless changed by an external force. DERIVATIVES inertial … English terms dictionary
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inertial navigator — inertial navigator, the instruments used for inertial guidance: »Passengers…will jet to transoceanic destinations from take off to landing by a new inertial navigator (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
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inertial confinement — noun In fusion studies, short term containment of plasma arising from inertial resistance to outward forces, achieved mainly by using a powerful laser • • • Main Entry: ↑inert … Useful english dictionary
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