Newton — synonyms, definition

1. newton (Noun)

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

newton (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.

force unit mathematician physicist dyne sthene