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inertia

the tendency of an object to remain in its existing state of motion is called its inertia
Class type of: physical phenomenon Q122508

Facts

5 properties
Subclass of
physical phenomenon
Described by source
Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Has cause
mass[2]
Measurement scale
inertial mass[10]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en inertia en Inertia ar قوى العطالة ar القصور الذاتى ar عطالة ar العطالة ar القصور الذاتي ar قصور ذاتي cs setrvačnost da inerti de Trägheit de Inertie de Masseträgheit de Masseträgheitskraft de Massenträgheitskraft de Massenträgheit el αδράνεια el αρχή της αδράνειας es inercial es inercia
🔖 Identifiers · 33
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85065987
GND ID
4185820-7
OpenAlex ID
C110407247
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Corioliskraftanimation.gif ↗
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300056043
Australian Educational Vocabulary ID
scot/7108
BVPB authority ID
103757
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11978026x
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
natuurkunde-scheikunde-en-sterrenkunde/traagheid
Dewey Decimal Classification
531.12
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3JbXsL
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
495182
Show all 33 identifiers +21
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/inertia
Fandom article ID
memory-alpha:Inertia
Freebase ID
/m/03vjs
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
treghet
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2011420
IEV number
113-03-02
IdRef ID
027820572
J9U entity ID
987007548198405171
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
inertia
Krugosvet article (archived)
nauka_i_tehnika/fizika/INERTSIYA_INERTNOST.html
Lex ID
inerti
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
110407247
NL CR AUT ID
ph1084202
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX534626
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3876842
PSH ID
2984
Quora topic ID
Inertia
SVKKL authority ID
0403328-setrvacnost
Topic's main category
Category:Inertia
Wellcome Collection concept ID
qsrxsmqz
Yale LUX ID
concept/12af949c-b70a-4556-8b94-da36ecaf2d0d

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
← Has characteristic 2
mass, inertial frame of reference
Has cause 1
mass
Has these parts 1
centrifugal force
Measurement scale 1
inertial mass
Named after 1
cognitive inertia
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Subclass of 1
physical phenomenon
← FactGrid item ID 1
Lumio
← Manifestation of 1
inertial mass
← Uses 1
flywheel
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Summary

inertia is a type of physical phenomenon[1].

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Influence

Things named for inertia include cognitive inertia[12].

Why It Matters

Entities named for inertia include cognitive inertia[12].

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  1. 4d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BVPB authority ID → 103757
    "Created claim: BVPB authority ID: 103757, batch #294593"
  2. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 3JbXsL
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  3. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0403328-setrvacnost
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0403328-setrvacnost, batch #259492"
  4. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Measurement scale → inertial mass
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Has cause → mass
    Topic's main category → Category:Inertia
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007548198405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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