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newton

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. newton (noun)
  2. Newton (biographical name)
  3. Newton (geographical name)
  4. Newton's disk (noun)
  5. Newton's first law of motion
  6. Newton's second law of motion
  7. Newton's third law of motion

new·ton

noun \ˈnü-tən, ˈnyü-\

Definition of NEWTON

: the unit of force in the meter-kilogram-second system equal to the force required to impart an acceleration of one meter per second per second to a mass of one kilogram
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Origin of NEWTON

Sir Isaac Newton
First Known Use: 1904

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