Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion

    Trägheit

  2. (uncountable, usually)Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.

  3. (uncountable, usually)Quality of being unreactive with other chemical compounds or elements.

More definitions
  • immobility by virtue of being inert

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Argon and xenon gas can also be used in cold gas thrusters due to their inertness.

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  2. This is an ideal application for argon gas, whose inertness gives it a huge safety advantage over more reactive gases.

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Translations

5 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
sluggishness:

Forms

plural: inertnesses
Singularinertness

uncountable

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedinert

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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