inersia

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch inertie, from French inertie, from Latin inertia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /inɛrˈsia/ [in.ɛrˈsi.a]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: in‧er‧si‧a

Noun

inersia (plural inersia-inersia)

  1. inertia:
    1. (mechanics) the property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion
      Synonyms: kelembaman, kelengaian
    2. (medicine) lack of activity; sluggishness

Derived terms

  • inersia uterus
  • inersia uterus primer
  • inersia uterus sekunder

Descendants

  • Malay: inersia

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch inertie, from French inertie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inərsia/
  • Rhymes: -sia, -ia, -a

Noun

inersia (Jawi spelling اينرسيا)

  1. (physics) Inertia; the property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass.

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading