inertion

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noun

Lack of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude.

“nitrogen inertion”

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Meanings

nouninertion (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLack of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude.

    These vicissitudes of exertion and inertion of the arterial system constitute the paroxysms of remittent fever.

    1794–1796, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC
  2. uncountableThe process of inerting; the use of an inert gas to reduce the risk of explosion.

    nitrogen inertion

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    One of the most important application areas of total flooding fire suppressants is explosion inertion. The inerting concentration of an agent is the concentration required to prevent unacceptable pressure increases in a premised fuel/air/agent mixture subjected to an ignition source.

    2003, Arthur E. Cote, Operation of Fire Protection Systems

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

inertion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inertion

MLA

“inertion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inertion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inertion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inertion.

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