单词 | newtonically |
释义 | Newtonicallyadv. rare. In the manner of Sir Isaac Newton; with regard to Newton's theories. ΚΠ 1869 J. S. Mill Let. 30 Jan. (1910) II. xii. 181 In regard to the Darwinian hypothesis,..Darwin has found (to speak Newtonically) a vera causa. 1953 K. Britton J. S. Mill v. 182 His [sc. Mill's] preference for a mechanical view of forces..arises in part from his insistence upon ‘speaking Newtonically’ in opposition to the Baconian language of Macaulay and the empiricists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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