inertially
/ɪˈnɜrʃəli/
adverb
- In a way that relates to inertia or the tendency of objects to resist changes in motion.
- The gyroscope inertially maintains its orientation even when the vehicle around it turns.
- The satellite is inertially stabilized, meaning it keeps pointing in the same direction without using thrusters.
- The spacecraft drifted inertially through space, with no forces acting on it to change its path.