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Newtonian

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New·ton  (ntn, nytn)
A city of eastern Massachusetts, a mainly residential suburb of Boston, comprised of fourteen villages. Population: 82,800.

Newton, Sir Isaac 1642-1727.
English mathematician and scientist who invented differential calculus and formulated the theory of universal gravitation, a theory about the nature of light, and three laws of motion. His treatise on gravitation, presented in Principia Mathematica (1687), was supposedly inspired by the sight of a falling apple.

New·toni·an adj.

new·ton  (ntn, nytn)
n. Abbr. N
In the meter-kilogram-second system, the unit of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram one meter per second per second, equal to 100,000 dynes. See Table at measurement.

[After Sir Isaac Newton.]

Newtonian [njuːˈtəʊnɪən]
adj
(Mathematics) (Physics / General Physics) (Astronomy) of, relating to, or based on the theories of Sir Isaac Newton, the English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and philosopher (1642-1727)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Newtonian - a follower of Isaac Newton
follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another
Adj.1.Newtonian - of or relating to or inspired by Sir Isaac Newton or his science; "Newtonian physics"
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Newtonian [njuːˈtəʊnɪən] ADJnewtoniano


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