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Noun: inertial reference frame
  1. A coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid
    "An inertial reference frame is one in which objects in motion tend to remain in motion";
    - inertial frame

Derived forms: inertial reference frames

Type of: coordinate system, frame of reference, reference frame, reference system

Encyclopedia: Inertial reference frame