 | Noah Webster, William Greenleaf Webster - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1871 - 364 pages
...equitable; not just. In-5rt', a. Sluggish ; inactive: slothful; dull. In-êr'ti-àt-tT'shï-â),«. That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, nnd when in motion to continue in motion. In-ert'ness, n. Quality of being inert. In-ës'ti-ma-Ые,... | |
 | English language - 1874 - 988 pages
...— powerless for an effect or influence ; — inactive ; sluggish ; slothful. Inertia, (in-er'she-a) n. That property of matter by which it tends when...remain so, and when in * motion to continue in motion ; — indiKjiotiitiuM to move ; inactivity ; sluggishness. Inertly, (in-ertle) adv. Without activity;... | |
 | Stephen Roper - Steam engineering - 1874 - 222 pages
...into which the momentum of the mass is concentrated. Q. What is motion ? Q. What is inertia ? A. It is that property of matter by which it tends when at...remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion. Q. What is capillary attraction ? A. It is the property observable in all porous substances of raising... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - English language - 1884 - 828 pages
...In-duce', vt To lead by persuasion. In-duce'ment, n. Any thing which induces. In-er'ti-a (-er'shl-a), «. That property of matter by which it tends when at...remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion. In-eVi-ta-ble, a. Not to be avoided ; unavoidable. In'fer-ence, n. Deduction from premises ; consequence.... | |
 | Stephen Roper - Mechanical engineering - 1884 - 740 pages
...1'33 = the distance which the body descends per second on an ininclined plane. Inertia. — Inertia is that property of matter by which it tends, •when...remain so, and, when in motion, to continue in motion. Levers. — Levers are classified into three different kinds or orders. When the fulcrum is between... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - English language - 1884 - 828 pages
...In-diii^e', vt To lead by persuasion. In-diKje'ment, «. Anything which induces. In-er'ti-a (-er'shl-a), n. That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, anil when in motion to continue in motion. In-eVi-ta-ble, a. Not to be avoided ; unavoidable. In'fer-ence,... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - English language - 1884 - 824 pages
...In-dui;e', vt To lead by persuasion. In-düce'ment, n. Any thing which induces. In-erti-a (-er'shl-a), n. That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain во, and when in motion to continue in motion. Ii;-eVi-ta-ble, a. Not to be avoided ; unavoidable.... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - English language - 1884 - 828 pages
...Anything which induces. In-er'ti-a (-er'shl-a), n. That proper-ty of matter by which it tends wnen at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion. In-eVi-ta-ble, o. Not to be avoided ; unavoidable. In'fer-ence, n. Deduction from premises ; consequence.... | |
 | Stephen Roper - Fire engines - 1889 - 422 pages
...of the plane to the radius, or as the height of the plane is to its length. Inertia. — Inertia is that property of matter by which it tends when at...remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion. Levers. — Levers are classified into three different kinda or orders. When the fulcrum is between... | |
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The dictionary said that inertia was a property of matter, by which matter tends, when at rest, to remain so, and, when in motion, to move on in a straight line. 
