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Newton's first law of motion

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Noun1.Newton's first law of motion - a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force
law of motion, Newton's law, Newton's law of motion - one of three basic laws of classical mechanics


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Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest and that an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Newton's first law of motion states, "Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion, unless an external force is applied to it.
SIDEWARD MOVEMENT Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion can be rewritten for pitchers: "The velocity of a fastball relates only to the force that the pitcher applies directly toward home plate.
 
 
 
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