vis inertiæ

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That physical property in all bodies by which they resist a power that endeavours to put them in motion, or to change any motion they are possessed of; it is in proportion to their weight.

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vis
vīs, vis, f., plur. vīres, ĭum (class. only in nom., acc. and abl. sing. and in plur.; gen. sing. ve...

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vis
vīs (gen.vīs, late), —, acc.vim, abl.vī, f plur.vīrēs, ium cf. ἴς, strength, force, vigor, power, ...

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Vis
·noun Moral power. II. Vis ·noun Force; power. III. Vis ·noun Physical force. ...

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Vis-a-vis
·adv Face to face. II. Vis-a-vis ·noun One who, or that which, is face to face with another; ·esp.,...

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Vis major
·add. ·- A superior force which under certain circumstances is held to exempt from contract obligati...

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vis insita
The innate force of matter; another name for vis inertiæ. It is that by which a vessel "keeps her wa...

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vis viva
The whole effective force or power of acting which resides in a given moving body. ...

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