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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laws of motion

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 ● Oct. 22, 2023

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 ● Oct. 24, 2022

Now we will look at some interesting and common forces that will provide further applications of Newton's laws of motion.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Newton made use of the work of his predecessors, which enabled him to develop laws of motion, discover the law of gravity, invent calculus, and make great contributions to the theories of light and color.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Penelope had taken physics at Swanburne and, thus, knew all about Newton’s laws of motion.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

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