Definition of Inertial frame

1. Noun. A coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Inertial Frame

inerratic
inerringly
inert
inert gas
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inert gases
inerted
inerter
inertest
inertia
inertia time
inertia welding
inertiae
inertial
inertial confinement fusion
inertial frame (current term)
inertial frame of reference
inertial guidance
inertial guidance system
inertial navigation
inertial navigation system
inertial reference frame
inertial space
inertial spaces
inertialess
inertially
inertias
inerting
inertinite

Literary usage of Inertial frame

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Newtonian Physics by Benjamin Crowell (2003)
"Since the accelerations involved are numerically small, the earth is approximately a valid inertial frame. Noninertial frames are avoided whenever possible, ..."

2. Conservation Laws by Benjamin Crowell (2003)
"With plain old momentum, p, we had the freedom to work in any inertial frame of reference we liked. The same object could have different values of momentum ..."

3. Turn of the Century: 2100 by Charlie Pedersen (2007)
"... at a constant velocity (inertial frame). General relativity (GR) is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915. ..."

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