superinertial

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

super- +‎ inertial

Adjective[edit]

superinertial (not comparable)

  1. Having a velocity greater than that produced by inertia alone
    • 2016 March 5, “Eastern Caribbean Circulation and Island Mass Effect on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands: A Mechanism for Relatively Consistent Recruitment Patterns”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Similarly, wake cyclonic sub-mesoscale eddies generated in the lee of St. Croix’s southwest corner were also superinertial as shown in Fig 12 .