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sluggishness

['slʌgɪʃnəs]

сущ.

  1. медлительность, неповоротливость, неуклюжесть

  2. косность

Physics (En-Ru)

sluggishness

инерционность

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Lukassa’s rage of knowledge seemed to ebb somewhat; when she spoke again, saying, “Here and here,” she sounded more like a child driven to exasperation by the sluggishness and stupidity of adults.
Ярость Лукассы, похоже, немного улеглась. Когда она снова заговорила, сказав: «Вот тут и тут», она была больше похожа на ребенка, доведенного до отчаяния медлительностью и тупостью взрослых.
Beagle, Peter / The Innkeeper's SongБигл, Питер / Песня трактирщика
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Бигл, Питер
The Innkeeper's Song
Beagle, Peter
© Peter S. Beagle, 1993
The absence of high rotational speeds, and a low mass of the pump result in a lesser sluggishness thereof, which circumstance also positively influences its longevity.
Отсутствие высоких скоростей вращения и малая масса насоса приводят к уменьшению его инерционности, что также положительно сказывается на увеличении долговечности.

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'slʌgɪʃnəsNounмедлительность; неповоротливость; неуклюжесть

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sluggishness of price adjustments
вялое приспособление цен
sluggishness of price adjustments
инертность
economic sluggishness
экономический застой

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sluggishness

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesluggishnesssluggishnesses
Possessive case--