Newton
pronunciation
How to pronounce Newton in British English:
UK ['nju:tən]
How to pronounce Newton in American English:
US ['nutən]
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- Noun:
- a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes
Word Origin
- Newton (n.)
- unit of force, 1904, named in honor of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727).
Example
- 1. Newton and leibniz invented calculus about the same time .
- 2. Was newton right and einstein wrong ?
- 3. Issac newton was arguably the most influential intellectual ever .
- 4. Newton beamed with pride . He was getting better .
- 5. It 's like trying to envision how did people do mechanics before newton .