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Definition of Newton

1. Noun. English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727).

2. Noun. 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.

Definition of Newton

1. Proper noun. The name of many English places. ¹

2. Proper noun. An English habitational surname for someone from any of these places ¹

3. Proper noun. (w Sir Isaac Newton), English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher ¹

4. Noun. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Newton

1. a unit of force [n -S]

Medical Definition of Newton

1. Derived unit of force in the SI system, expressed as meters-kilograms per second squared (m-kg-s-2); equivalent to 105 dynes in the CGS system. Abbreviation: N Origin: I. Newton (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Newton

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