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.

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

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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