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Definition of Inert

Inert
Inert In*ert", a. [L. iners, inertis, unskilled, idle; pref. in- + ars art: cf. F. inerte. See Art.] 1. Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert. 2. Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless. The inert and desponding party of the court. --Macaulay. It present becomes extravagant, then imbecile, and at length utterly inert. --I. Taylor. 3. Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect. Syn: Inactive; dull; passive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; lazy; lifeless; irresolute; stupid; senseless; insensible. Usage: Inert, Inactive, Sluggish. A man may be inactive from mere want of stimulus to effort; but one who is inert has something in his constitution or his habits which operates like a weight holding him back from exertion. Sluggish is still stronger, implying some defect of temperament which directly impedes action. Inert and inactive are negative, sluggish is positive. Even the favored isles . . . Can boast but little virtue; and, inert Through plenty, lose in morals what they gain In manners -- victims of luxurious ease. --Cowper. Doomed to lose four months in inactive obscurity. --Johnson. Sluggish Idleness, the nurse of sin, Upon a slothful ass he chose to ride. --Spenser.

Meaning of Inert from wikipedia

- in english, to be inert is to be in a state of doing little or nothing. chemistry: noble gas. in chemistry , the term inert is used to describe
- an inert gas is a gas which does not undergo chemical reactions under a set of given conditions. with many substances inert gases are used
- date october 2007 file:aircraft preparation - s-300 sam mock up (3).jpg , inflatable s-300 missile system dummies and decoy s are fake
- the inert pair effect, is the tendency of the outermost s electrons to remain unionized or unshared in compounds of post-transition metal s
- inert gas asphyxiation is a form of asphyxiation which results from respiration of inert gas in the absence of oxygen rather than
- inert waste is waste which is neither chemically or biologically reactive and will not decompose. examples of this are sand, drywall , and
- inert knowledge is information which one can express but not use. the process of understanding by learners does not happen to that extent
- inert gas generator (igg) refers to machinery on board marine product tanker s or steve mainwaring. inert gas generators consist
- dense inert metal explosive (dime) is an experimental type of explosive that has a relatively small but effective blast radius .
- gas metal arc welding (gmaw), sometimes referred to by its subtypes metal inert gas (mig) welding or metal active gas (mag) welding, is a