HyperDic: inertial_reference_frame

English > 1 sense of the expression *inertial reference frame*:
NOUN	cognition	inertial reference frame, inertial frame	a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid

English > *inertial reference frame*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	A coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid.
Synonym	inertial frame
Broader	coordinate system, frame of reference, reference system, reference frame	A system that uses coordinates to establish position