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Meaning of inertion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Lack of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude.
    uncountable
  2. The process of inerting; the use of an inert gas to reduce the risk of explosion.
    uncountable

Examples

“These vicissitudes of exertion and inertion of the arterial system constitute the paroxysms of remittent fever.”
“nitrogen inertion”
“One of the most important application areas of total flooding fire suppressants is explosion inertion. The inerting concentration of an agent is the concentration required to prevent unacceptable pressure increases in a premised fuel/air/agent mixture subjected to an ignition source.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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