vis insita

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

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

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
vis
vīs (gen.vīs, late), —, acc.vim, abl.vī, f plur.vīrēs, ium cf. ἴς, strength, force, vigor, power, ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Vis
·noun Moral power. II. Vis ·noun Force; power. III. Vis ·noun Physical force. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Vis-a-vis
·adv Face to face. II. Vis-a-vis ·noun One who, or that which, is face to face with another; ·esp.,...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Vis major
·add. ·- A superior force which under certain circumstances is held to exempt from contract obligati...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
vis inertiæ
That physical property in all bodies by which they resist a power that endeavours to put them in mot...

The Sailor's Word-Book
vis viva
The whole effective force or power of acting which resides in a given moving body. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book