inertial observer

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a hypothetical observer who is not accelerated with respect to an inertial system. Newton's laws of motion and the special theory of relativity apply to the measurements which would be made by such observers

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How to use inertial observer in a sentence

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His correspondence, much of which survives, is that of an incisive and articulate observer.
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Trierweiler has also expressed regret over the tweet in a recent interview with the U.K. Observer.
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The observer might well remain perplexed at the pathetic discord between human work and human wants.
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He was a charming companion, a keen observer and interested in everything he saw and everybody he met.
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