inertial
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- adjective
- /ɪˈnɜrʃəl/
- Specialized
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inercial
- Physical dimensions and inertial characteristics of the powerbase wheelchair were replicated in the model.
- inertial mass
- inertial frame
- inertial forces
Why are inertial and gravitational mass the same thing?
- Why are inertial and gravitational mass the same thing?
- And so, so, so just that one realization that the speed of light is the same for all inertial observers.
- This little M is the mass of our object, and I'm calling it the inertial mass because it's the mass that plays the role in this equation.
- There's only motion in the in the inertial frame X direction.
- So all this discussion about energy, what thing when you compute the Lagrangian you're doing in an inertial frame, right?
Examples
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The most sophisticated future navigation systems use digital mapping, inertial guiding, and GPS signaling.
Academic text (1994) -
Why are inertial and gravitational mass the same thing?
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It's sometimes referred to as inertial mass for this reason.
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We're putting it through the inertial system now.
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So this concept can lead to the design of inertial fusion energy based power plants.
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We are losing the inertial dampeners!
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So one can use the inertial frame as a reference to reduce the driving accelerations.
Academic text (1999) -
The range of scales dominated by the cascade is called the inertial range.
Academic text (1995) -
What is true here is that all inertial observers are equivalent with respect to all natural phenomena, meaning all natural laws.
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The engineers designed an inertial navigation system to help the spacecraft maintain its course.
Compounds
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A machine that uses its own sensors to find a moving object's position and speed without outside signals
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A measure of how hard it is to change an object's motion when a force pushes it
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A way to find position and speed using motion sensors without external signals
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A point of view where objects stay still or move steadily unless a force acts
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A method to find and keep direction using instruments that measure movement and turning without outside signals
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A device that finds and controls a plane or spacecraft position using movement sensors instead of outside signals
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A frame where objects stay still or move straight at constant speed unless a force acts on them
How Inertial
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inertial comes from the Latin word iners, which means 'motionless' or 'not active', and is related to the common words inert and inertia. So, inertial is used for things that resist changing their motion, especially in physics and engineering.