/ ˈnjuːtən; NAmE ˈnuː-/ noun
( abbr. N ) ( physics ) a unit of force. One newton is equal to the force that would give a mass of one kilogram an acceleration (= an increase in speed) of one metre per second per second.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: named after Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English mathematician and physicist..