Newtonian
of or relating to Sir Isaac Newton or to his theories or discoveries: Newtonian physics.
Origin of Newtonian
1Other words from Newtonian
- non-New·to·ni·an, adjective, noun
- post-New·to·ni·an, adjective
- pre-New·to·ni·an, adjective
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How to use Newtonian in a sentence
As a result, quantum math does not describe a relentless cause-and-effect sequence of events as Newtonian science had insisted.
A century of quantum mechanics questions the fundamental nature of reality | Tom Siegfried | January 12, 2022 | Science NewsLearning how the forces work will give you a leg-up in noseriding or provide you with an appreciation for the aesthetics of Newtonian law while watching the surfers from the beach.
Use physics to pull off gravity-defying surfing moves | Noah Lederman | October 5, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHowever, there is a Newtonian opposite to the base, and it's called swing voters--wing voters vs. swing voters, if you will.
This is not to suggest that Romney should aspire to megalomania of Newtonian proportions.
Romney Cuts Loose O'Donnell, Perhaps Out of Ego | Michelle Cottle | February 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the Newtonian world, people only care about what he says; the rules are to be followed by the rest of us.
In Newt Gingrich’s World Rules Do not Apply to Him, Ex-Wife’s Lawyer Says | Victoria Toensing | January 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Remember the Newtonian rule of power politics: for every interest that wants X, there is an opposing interest that wants Not X.
But they wanted to get a better view of the heavens—a view through a Newtonian reflecting-telescope.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 | Elbert HubbardIt embodied a fine attempt "to explain the constitution and mechanical origin of the universe on Newtonian principles."
The Wonders of Life | Ernst HaeckelBut the evil doesn't come from the fact that it plays horse with the Newtonian theory of the constitution.
A Preface to Politics | Walter LippmannThe paper was declined with thanks by that bigoted body 'as opposed to Newtonian astronomy.'
Myths and Marvels of Astronomy | Richard A. ProctorThe objection that the Newtonian law meant ultimate dissolution of the world was thus destroyed by Laplace.
The Popular Science Monthly, June, 1900 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for Newtonian
/ (njuːˈtəʊnɪən) /
of, relating to, or based on the theories of Sir Isaac Newton
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