laws of motion

American  

noun

1. Mechanics. the mechanical principles that govern the movement of objects, especially the three fundamental laws formulated by Sir Isaac Newton in 1687 and known as Newton's first law, Newton's second law, and Newton's third law.

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laws of motion Scientific  

/ lôz /

1. See Newton's laws of motion

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Example Sentences

To join the known physics laws of thermodynamics, electromagnetism and Newton’s laws of motion and gravity, the nine scientists and philosophers behind the paper propose their “law of increasing functional information.”

From Salon

Unlike, say, Newton’s laws of motion, which precisely track objects’ trajectories, a wave function tracks only the probability that an electron, say, will behave in a certain way.

From Scientific American

Despite a failing grade on his college physics exam, Mr. Billingsley sought to replace those “classical precepts” with Newton’s laws of motion.

From Washington Post

Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation gave physicists an explanation for the way planets and objects move through the universe.

From Literature

Wigner, a prominent quantum theorist, notes that the equations embedded in Newton’s laws of motion, quantum mechanics and general relativity are extraordinarily, even unreasonably effective.

From Scientific American