Associations to the word «Inertial»

Wiktionary

INERTIAL, adjective. Of, relating to, or depending on inertia.
INERTIAL FRAME OF REFERENCE, noun. (physics) a frame of reference that is stationary relative to a body moving at constant velocity and on which no force is being exerted
INERTIAL GUIDANCE, noun. An automated system which directs a craft or missile, continually calculating its position from its measured acceleration.
INERTIAL SPACE, noun. (mathematics) (physics) A coordinate system (or a frame of reference) defined with respect to the distant stars, whose relative positions do not change over reasonably long periods of time
INERTIAL SPACES, noun. Plural of inertial space

Dictionary definition

INERTIAL, adjective. Of or relating to inertia.

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