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Inertia

That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless acted on by some external force; -- sometimes called vis inertiae.

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Flatness 76% connected

The quality or state of being flat.

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Indolence 76% connected

Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief, etc.

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Languor 76% connected

A state of the body or mind which is caused by exhaustion of strength and characterized by a languid feeling; feebleness; lassitude; laxity.

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Laziness 76% connected

The state or quality of being lazy.

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Lethargy 76% connected

Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked.

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Passiveness 76% connected

The quality or state of being passive; unresisting submission.

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Passivity 76% connected

Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.

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Phlegm 76% connected

One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood to be composed. See Humor.

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Trait 76% connected

A stroke; a touch.

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Inactivity 92% connected

The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter.

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Motion 84% connected

The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

physics of motion 25% interchangeable

Resistance to a change in motion.

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Acceleration noun · 81% connection

The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth wi…

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Force verb · 81% connection

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Mass noun · 81% connection

The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.

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Momentum noun · 81% connection

The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity; impetus.

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Velocity noun · 81% connection

Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or…

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Angular acceleration noun · 78% connection

(physics) the rate of change of the angular velocity of a rotating body

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Angular velocity noun · 78% connection

(physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating body; usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute

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Center of buoyancy noun · 78% connection

(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object

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Center of immersion noun · 78% connection

(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object

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Centre of buoyancy noun · 78% connection

(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object

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Centre of immersion noun · 78% connection

(physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object

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Cohesion noun · 78% connection

(physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid

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Coriolis force noun · 78% connection

(physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a r…

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Electric energy noun · 78% connection

(physics) the potential energy of an electric charge in an electric field, or of an electric current in a magnetic field.

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Energy noun · 78% connection

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs;…

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Free energy noun · 78% connection

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs;…

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Gravitation noun · 78% connection

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…

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Gravitational attraction noun · 78% connection

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…

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Gravitational force noun · 78% connection

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…

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Gravity noun · 78% connection

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…

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Magnetic dipole moment noun · 78% connection

(physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole; "An orbiting electron in an atom will hav…

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Magnetic energy noun · 78% connection

(physics) the potential energy of a magnetic field.

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Power noun · 78% connection

(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)

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Aberration noun · 78% connection

A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and th…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, matter, tends, rest, remain.
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Abide verb · 78% connection

To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.

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Aim verb · 78% connection

The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of f…

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Alignment noun · 78% connection

The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also,…

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Aside adverb · 78% connection

On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart.

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Assessment noun · 78% connection

A valuation of property or profits of business, for the purpose of taxation; such valuation and an adjudging of the proper sum to be l…

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Axis noun · 78% connection

A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e.…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: property, matter, tends, rest, remain.
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Bide verb · 78% connection

To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be.

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