inertias

 [in-ur-shuh, ih-nur-]  

in·er·tia

   [in-ur-shuh, ih-nur-]
noun
1.
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
2.
Physics.
a.
the property of matter by which it retains its state of rest or its velocity along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force.
b.
an analogous property of a force: electric inertia.
3.
Medicine/Medical. lack of activity, especially as applied to a uterus during childbirth when its contractions have decreased or stopped.
Origin:
1705–15; < Latin: lack of skill, slothfulness. See inert, -ia

Related forms
in·er·tial, adjective
non·i·ner·tial, adjective

Synonyms
1. torpor, inaction, laziness.

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