newton

¹ American  

[noot-n, nyoot-n] / ˈnut n, ˈnyut n /

noun

Physics.

1. the standard unit of force in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one meter per second per second on a mass of one kilogram. N

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Newton ² American  

[noot-n, nyoot-n] / ˈnut n, ˈnyut n /

noun

1. Sir Isaac, 1642–1727, English philosopher and mathematician: formulator of the law of gravitation.

2. a city in eastern Massachusetts, near Boston.

3. a city in central Kansas.

4. a city in central Iowa, east of Des Moines.

5. a male given name: a family name taken from a placename meaning “new town.”

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Newton ¹ British  

/ ˈnjuːtən /

noun

1. one of the deepest craters on the moon, over 7300 m deep and about 112 km in diameter, situated in the SE quadrant

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Newton ² British  

/ ˈnjuːtən /

noun

1. 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)

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newton ³ British  

/ ˈnjuːtən /

noun

1.  N.  the derived SI unit of force that imparts an acceleration of 1 metre per second to a mass of 1 kilogram; equivalent to 10 ⁵ dynes or 7.233 poundals

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newton ¹ Scientific  

/ no̅o̅t′n /

1. The SI derived unit used to measure force. One newton is equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one kilogram one meter per second per second.

2. See also joule

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Newton ² Scientific  

1. English mathematician and scientist. He invented a form of calculus and formulated principles of physics that remained basically unchallenged until the work of Albert Einstein, including the law of universal gravitation, a theory of the nature of light, and three laws of motion. His treatise on gravitation, presented in Principia Mathematica (1687), was in his own account inspired by the sight of a falling apple.

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Etymology

Origin of newton

First recorded in 1900–05; after I. Newton

Example Sentences

For context, the most powerful jaws in living animals are found on saltwater crocodiles, at 16,000 newtons.

From BBC

The robot's actuators are capable of reaching 9.5 newtons of force, compared to approximately 0.2 newtons for those of other similarly sized robots.

From Science Daily

They found the force in a realistic experiment would be about 10–16 newton.

From Scientific American

This new configuration now delivers a top speed of 19 mph, with 32 newton meters of torque, enabling a rider of up to 200lbs to cruise up steep hills with ease.

From The Verge

The current devices provide just a small push—counted in “micro newtons”—an apple exerts orders of magnitude more force on a kitchen counter.

From Scientific American