NEWTON


Meaning of NEWTON in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' nü-t ə n, ' nyü-

Function: noun

Etymology: Sir Isaac Newton

Date: 1904

: the unit of force in the meter-kilogram-second system equal to the force required to impart an acceleration of one meter per second per second to a mass of one kilogram

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