inertial
adjective/ɪˈnɜrʃəl/
Frequency rank: #14,211 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
relating to inertia, especially the tendency of an object to remain in its current state of motion or rest.
Example sentence
The spacecraft relied on inertial navigation to track its position without external signals.
Synonyms & related words
- momentum-based
- kinetic
- mechanical
- dynamic
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