inertial

American  

[in-ur-shuhl] / ɪnˈɜr ʃəl /

adjective

1. relating to or characterized by inertia or inactivity.

2. Physics. of or relating to the Newtonian property of matter, according to which matter remains at rest or in motion in a straight line until acted upon by an external force.

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Example Sentences

A second approach, inertial confinement, uses the plasma’s own inertia to slow its dispersal.

From The Wall Street Journal

The units were tested against a high-end inertial navigation system—which estimates position by using gyroscopes and accelerometers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Smashing a fuel pellet with lasers falls under the category of inertial confinement fusion.

From BBC

"Data from the phone's inertial sensors can then be combined with the robot's measurements through machine learning to infer the patient's wrist angle."

From Science Daily

Scientists from MPS reported their discovery of these inertial oscillations three years ago.

From Science Daily