newton
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of forceIn 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.
» Newton saw an apple fall off a tree.
Ньютон видел, как с дерева упало яблоко.
Meaning
2 sensesIn 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.
Holonyms: kilonewton < meganewton < giganewton < teranewton < petanewton < exanewton < zettanewton < yottanewton
Meronyms: piconewton < nanonewton < micronewton < millinewton
Newton
нью́тонnʹjúton, ньюто́нnʹjutón
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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For quotations using this term, see Citations:newton.
Examples
54 sentencesNewton saw an apple fall off a tree.
ruНьютон видел, как с дерева упало яблоко. — marafon
We were taught that Newton discovered the law of gravity.
A peach fell on Newton's head.
Ньютону на голову впав персик. — deniko
deNewton fiel ein Pfirsich auf den Kopf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He is a Newton of our day.
Він - Ньютон наших днів. — deniko
ruОн Ньютон наших дней. — marafon
We learned that Newton discovered the law of gravitation.
Ми вивчили, що Ньютон відкрив закон всесвітнього тяжіння. — ChickenKiev
Translations
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Origin
Named after the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1726) in 1948. Attested since thNamed after the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1726) in 1948.
Attested since the 1990s, from Fig Newtons, a brand name (later renamed just "Newtons" in 2012) which was named for Newton, Massachusetts.
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Forms
plural: newtonsSynonyms
3 synonyms- English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1726):Isaac NewtonSir Isaac Newton
- 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:N