in|ert

in|ert
in|ert «ihn URT», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. having no power to move or act; lifeless: »

A stone is an inert mass of matter.

2. inactive; slow; sluggish: »

A dull, lazy person is inert. The Honourable Mrs. Jamieson…was fat and inert, and very much at the mercy of her old servants (Elizabeth C. S. Gaskell).

 SYNONYM(S): See syn. under inactive. (Cf. ↑inactive)
3. with few or no active chemical, physiological, or other properties: »

the inert ingredients in a medicine. Helium and neon are inert gases.

–n.
an inert person, thing, or substance.
╂[< Latin iners, inertis idle, unskilled < in- without + ars, artis art, skill]
–in|ert´ly, adverb.
–in|ert´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • ERT World — Création 1996 Propriétaire Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi Langue Grec Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ERT Digital — (Greek: ΕΡΤ Ψηφιακή) is a pilot project from ERT, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. It is the first legal attempt of DVB T broadcasting in Greece, featuring 3 all new digital television channels: Cine+, Prisma+ and Sport+. It officially… …   Wikipedia

  • ERT — steht für: Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi Esperanto Rondo de Toronto European Round Table Emergency Response Team European Round Table of Industrialists Einfach Raus Ticket (ein Sonderangebot der Österreichischen Bundesbahnen (ÖBB)) Enzyme… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ERT — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Las siglas pueden referirse a: European Round Table of Industrialists (Mesa Redonda Europea de Industriales), grupo de presión que agrupa a 40 de las empresas europeas más fuertes con el propósito de influir en las… …   Wikipedia Español

  • ERT — can stand for: *Earth received time, a measurement used when dealing with interplanetary spacecraft *Electrical resistivity tomography, a geophysical imaging technique *Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja, the official web publication of laws of the… …   Wikipedia

  • ert — Mot Monosíl·lab Adjectiu variable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • ERT — sustantivo femenino 1. Sigla de Explosivos Río Tinto , España …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • ERT World — Infobox TV channel name = ERT World logofile = ERT World.png logosize = launch = 1998 owner = ERT sister names = ET 1, NET, ET 3 web = [http://www.ertworld.gr www.ertworld.gr] country = Greece broadcast area = Europe North America South America… …   Wikipedia

  • ert — ar·gyll rob·ert·son; des·ert·ness; eck·ert; ex·ert; ex·ert·ive; in·ert·ance; in·ert·ly; in·ert·ness; land·ert; prob·ert·ite; rob·ert; ERT; rob·ert·so·ni·an; cov·ert; des·ert·ward; in·ert; …   English syllables

  • ERT World (Canada) — Infobox TV channel name = ERT World logofile = ERT World.png logoalt = logosize = launch = November 2001 closed date = picture format = network = owner = Odyssey Television Network slogan = country = Canada broadcast area = National headquarters …   Wikipedia

  • ertə — z. 1. Sübhdən, tezdən, səhər tezdən, erkən, erkəndən. Ertə durmaq. Səhər ertədən işləmək. – Sübh çox ertə oyanardı qarı; Durğuzar idi hamı xidmətkarı. A. S.. Qurbanqulu çox işsevən bir cavan idi. Sübh hamı qonşularından ertə durub oduna, biçinə,… …   Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”