Definition of Inertness. Meaning of Inertness. Synonyms of Inertness

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Definition of Inertness

Inertness
Inertness In*ert"ness, n. 1. Want of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility. --Glanvill. Laziness and inertness of mind. --Burke. 2. Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.

Meaning of Inertness from wikipedia

- Look up inert or inertness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Inert may refer to: Chemically inert, not chemically reactive Inert gas Noble gas, historically...
- An inert gas is a gas that does not readily undergo chemical reactions with other chemical substances and therefore does not readily form chemical compounds...
- Inertance is a measure of the pressure difference in a fluid required to cause a unit change in the rate of change of volumetric flow-rate with time....
- The chemical inertness of the s electrons in the lower oxidation state is not always related to steric inertness (where steric inertness means that the...
- In fire and explosion prevention engineering, inerting refers to the introduction of an inert (non-combustible) gas into a closed system (e.g. a container...
- An inertial navigation system (INS; also inertial guidance system, inertial instrument) is a navigation device that uses motion sensors (accelerometers)...
- An inerting system decreases the probability of combustion of flammable materials stored in a confined space. The most common such system is a fuel tank...
- Inerter may refer to: Inerting system, a device to increase the safety of a closed tank that contains highly flammable material Inerter, an element of...
- In classical physics and special relativity, an inertial frame of reference (also called inertial space, or Galilean reference frame) is a frame of reference...
- Inertial waves, also known as inertial oscillations, are a type of mechanical wave possible in rotating fluids. Unlike surface gravity waves commonly seen...