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English noun: Newton

1. Newton (person) English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)


SynonymsIsaac Newton, Sir Isaac Newton


Instance hypernymmathematician, physicist

2. newton (quantity) 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


SynonymsN


Broader (hypernym)force unit


Part holonymdyne


Part meronymsthene









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