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inertial system
noun
, Physics.
- a frame of reference in which a body remains at rest or moves with constant linear velocity unless acted upon by forces: any frame of reference that moves with constant velocity relative to an inertial system is itself an inertial system.
inertial system
noun
- a frame of reference within which bodies are not accelerated unless acted upon by external forces Also calledinertial reference frame
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inertial system1
First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences
Why don't they just use an inertial system...
From New York Times
For every second of its journey, a high-precision GPS receiver on George’s roof collects the car’s latitude, longitude and elevation ten times over; a motion-tracking inertial system records its yaw, pitch and roll 100 times; and the laser scanner calculates its distance from some 600,000 different points, such as trees, kerbs and buildings.
From Economist
"You just need a few stickers on the overhead panel and then the system has an optical tracking system combined with an inertial system, and it's a very light and very easy to use system."
From Reuters
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