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inertial

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[in-ur-shuhl] / ɪnˈɜr ʃəl /

adjective

  1. relating to or characterized by inertia or inactivity.

  2. Physics. of or relating to the Newtonian property of matter, according to which matter remains at rest or in motion in a straight line until acted upon by an external force.


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While much has been written about China’s civilian fusion energy program, less is known about its military fusion programs, which are focused on inertial confinement fusion.

From The Wall Street Journal

A second approach, inertial confinement, uses the plasma’s own inertia to slow its dispersal.

From The Wall Street Journal

The units were tested against a high-end inertial navigation system—which estimates position by using gyroscopes and accelerometers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Smashing a fuel pellet with lasers falls under the category of inertial confinement fusion.

From BBC

"Data from the phone's inertial sensors can then be combined with the robot's measurements through machine learning to infer the patient's wrist angle."

From Science Daily