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Stranded vs Inert - What's the difference?

stranded | inert |

As adjectives the difference between stranded and inert

is that stranded is (of a person) abandoned or marooned while inert is unable to move or act; inanimate.

As a verb stranded

is (strand).

As a noun inert is

(chemistry) a substance that does not react chemically.

stranded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (strand)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • (of a person) abandoned or marooned.
  • (nautical, of a vessel) Run aground on a shore or reef.
  • (of a piece of wire) Made by combining or bundling thinner wires.
  • expenses or costs which have become unrecoverable or difficult to recover.
  • * With utility deregulation, undepreciated equipment which is now redundant may have to be allocated as stranded costs.

    • References

    * FM 55-501 Marine Crewman’s Handbook

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    inert

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unable to move or act; inanimate.
  • Sluggish or lethargic.
  • In chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
  • Having no therapeutic action.

    • Derived terms

    * inert gas * inertly

    See also

    * inertia

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A substance that does not react chemically.

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