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law of inertia

See under Newton's laws of motion.

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Words nearby law of inertia

law of exponents, law of gravitation, law of heart, law of identity, law of independent assortment, law of inertia, law of inverse square, law of large numbers, law of mass action, Law of Moses, law of motion
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