rest mass

/ˌrɛst ˈmæs/
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Other forms: rest masses

Definitions of rest mass
  1. noun
    (physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body
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    type of:
    mass
    the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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