NOUN | attribute | inertial mass | (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity |
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Meaning | (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity. | |
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Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
Broader | mass | The property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field |
Spanish | masa inercial | |
Catalan | massa inercial |
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