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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-290/
- Published: 2025-05-23T18:15:45.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-23T18:15:44.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

inertia (noun):

1a: a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force  
b: an analogous property of other physical quantities (such as electricity)  
2: indisposition to motion, exertion, or change : inertness

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inertia?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Inertia is the inherent property of a body that makes it oppose any force that would cause a change in its motion. A body at rest and a body in motion both oppose forces that might cause acceleration. The inertia of a body can be measured by its mass, which governs its resistance to the action of a force, or by its moment of inertia about a specified axis, which measures its resistance to the action of a torque about the same axis.

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