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inertial frame of reference

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A frame of reference that is stationary relative to a body moving at constant velocity and on which no force is being exerted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 慣性參照系 /惯性参照系 (guànxìng cānzhàoxì) — Translations
  • Czech: inerciální vztažná soustava — Translations
  • Danish: inertialsystem — Translations
  • Dutch: inertiaalstelsel — Translations
  • Finnish: inertiaalikoordinaatisto — Translations
  • French: référentiel galiléen — Translations
  • German: Inertialsystem — Translations
  • Hindi: जड़त्वीय विन्यास (jaṛatvīya vinyās) — Translations
  • Hungarian: inerciális vonatkoztatási rendszer — Translations
  • Hungarian: inerciarendszer — Translations
  • Italian: sistema di riferimento inerziale — Translations
  • Korean: 관성 좌표계 (gwanseong jwapyogye) — Translations
  • Polish: układ inercjalny — Translations
  • Portuguese: referencial inercial — Translations
  • Romanian: sistem inerțial de referință — Translations
  • Russian: инерциа́льная систе́ма отсчёта (inerciálʹnaja sistéma otsčóta) — Translations
  • Ukrainian: інерці́йна систе́ма ві́дліку (inercíjna systéma vídliku) — Translations