Inertial force

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Inertial force may refer to:

  • Fictitious force, a synonym for inertial force; an apparent force acting on masses in non-inertial frames of reference
  • Reaction (physics), one of a pair of forces described in Newton's third law of motion, the other being action.

[edit] See also

  • Inertia – main article on the scientific principle
  • Coriolis effect – the rotation of the earth is a rotating (non-inertial) frame of reference.
  • Centrifugal force – describes rotational forces
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