the derived SI unit of force that imparts an acceleration of 1 metre per second to a mass of 1 kilogram; equivalent to 105 dynes or 7.233 poundals
Symbol: N
Word origin
C20: named after Sir Isaac Newton
Newton in British English1
(ˈnjuːtən)
noun
one of the deepest craters on the moon, over 7300 m deep and about 112 km in diameter, situated in the SE quadrant
Newton in British English2
(ˈnjuːtən)
noun
Sir Isaac. 1642–1727, English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and philosopher, noted particularly for his law of gravitation, his three laws of motion, his theory that light is composed of corpuscles, and his development of calculus independently of Leibnitz. His works include Principia Mathematica (1687) and Opticks (1704)
Newton in American English1
(ˈnutən; ˈnjutən)
noun
a masculine name: dim. Newt
Word origin
after surname Newton < common Eng place name Newton < OE neowa tun, new town
Newton in American English2
(ˈnutən; ˈnjutən)
Sir Isaac1642-1727; Eng. mathematician & natural philosopher: formulated the laws of gravity & motion & the elements of differential calculus
Derived forms
Newtonian (Newˈtonian) (ˈnuˈtoʊniən)
adjective, noun
Newton in American English3
(ˈnutən; ˈnjutən)
city in E Mass.: suburb of Boston: pop. 84,000
Word origin
after New Towne, orig. name of Cambridge, Mass.
newton in American English
(ˈnutən; ˈnjutən)
noun
the basic unit of force in the SI and MKS systems, equal to the force which imparts to a massof one kilogram an acceleration of one meter per second per second
abbrev. N
Word origin
after Newton2
newton in Electrical Engineering
(nutən) or N
Word forms: (regular plural) newtons
noun
(Electrical engineering: General)
One newton is a unit of force equal to the force needed to move a one kilogram mass by one meter per second per second.
The charge is given in coulombs, the velocity in meters per second, so that the forceis in newtons.
The unit of force is the newton where one newton is one kilogram meter per second squared.
One newton is a unit of force equal to the force needed to move a one kilogram mass by one meterper second per second.
Word originsThis word is named for Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the great English mathematician and physicist who discovered gravity.