NEWTON

Newton, Isaac Newton, Sir Isaac 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)

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(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Named after the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton.

Noun

newton (plural newtons)

In 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. Symbol: N.

Anagrams

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Etymology

Proper noun

Newton

The name of many English-speaking places, including

Several places in England

A village in Blackwell parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4459).

A suburban area near Hyde, Tameside borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9596).

A hamlet and civil parish in north Herefordshire, served by Hope under Dinmore and Newton Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5053).

A hamlet in south-west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3433).

A village in Bywell parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0364).

A residential area in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6660).

A small city, the county seat of Baker County, Georgia, United States.

A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois, United States.

A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa, United States.

A city, the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States.

A city, the county seat of Catawba County, North Carolina, United States.

A city, the county seat of Newton County, Texas, United States.

A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

A habitational surname for someone from any of these places.

Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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