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newton

/ˈn(j)uːtən/noun2 syllables

Newton means: English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1726).

Synonyms for newton3

noun, as in English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1726)

Isaac Newton, Sir Isaac Newton

noun, as in a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes

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What does newton mean?2

noun

1

English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1726)

2

a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Newton in a sentence

  • Newton saw an apple fall off a tree.CK
  • The newton is the unit of measure of force.AlanF_US
  • This is centrifugal force, which Newton viewed as absolute motion.blay_paul
  • We learned that Newton discovered the law of gravitation.CM
  • We were taught that Newton discovered the law of gravity.CK
  • He will be a Newton in the future.unknown
  • This is centrifugal force; Newton viewed it as absolute motion.fcbond
  • Newton was born in the same year that Galileo died.Hybrid

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Forms of newton

as a noun

plural
newtons