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inertial observer

noun

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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Nearby words

  1. inertial force,
  2. inertial frame,
  3. inertial fusion,
  4. inertial guidance,
  5. inertial mass,
  6. inertial platform,
  7. inertial system,
  8. inertial upper stage,
  9. inertness,
  10. inescapable
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