Definition of "inertia" []

• Physics The tendency of a body to resist acceleration; the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in straight line motion to stay in motion in a straight line unless acted on by an outside force. (noun)
• Resistance or disinclination to motion, action, or change: the inertia of an entrenched bureaucracy. (noun)

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• "Posted September 21, 2004 2: 02 PM beingtrue writes: the inertia is the main reason for the failure of ideas. any reform will make someone lose temperarily."
• "Instead, he had to give some ground, admit that he's not going to meet this August deadline he's been demanding to combat what he calls inertia back in Washington."
• "But now it appears we have a return of the "old" Jerry Angelo -- the man who defines the word inertia."