Inertance


[in-ur-tns, ih-nur-] /ɪnˈɜr tns, ɪˈnɜr-/

noun, Acoustics.
1.
the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.

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    [in-ur-shuh, ih-nur-] /ɪnˈɜr ʃə, ɪˈnɜr-/ noun 1. inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness. 2. Physics. 3. Medicine/Medical. lack of activity, especially as applied to a uterus during childbirth when its contractions have decreased or stopped. /ɪnˈɜːʃə; -ʃɪə/ noun 1. the state of being inert; disinclination to move or […]

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