newton
noun /ˈnjuːtən/
/ˈnuːtən/
(abbreviation 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.Word Originearly 20th cent.: named after Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English mathematician and physicist.