Newtonian

[ noo-toh-nee-uhn, nyoo- ]

/ nuˈtoʊ ni ən, nyu- /

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adjective

of or relating to Sir Isaac Newton or to his theories or discoveries: Newtonian physics.

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Origin of Newtonian

First recorded in 1705–15; Newton + -ian

OTHER WORDS FROM Newtonian

non-New·to·ni·an, adjective, nounpost-New·to·ni·an, adjectivepre-New·to·ni·an, adjective

Words nearby Newtonian

New Test., New Testament, new theology, New Thought, newton, Newtonian, newtonian constant of gravitation, Newtonian fluid, Newtonian mechanics, Newtonian telescope, Newton, Isaac

How to use Newtonian in a sentence

However, there is a Newtonian opposite to the base, and it's called swing voters--wing voters vs. swing voters, if you will.
Seven More Thoughts on the Decision|Michael Tomasky|June 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
In 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|DAILY BEAST
Remember the Newtonian rule of power politics: for every interest that wants X, there is an opposing interest that wants Not X.
Pawlenty's Uncourageous Stand Against Ethanol|Michael Tomasky|May 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST

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 Hubbard
It embodied a fine attempt "to explain the constitution and mechanical origin of the universe on Newtonian principles."
The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel
But the evil doesn't come from the fact that it plays horse with the Newtonian theory of the constitution.
A Preface to Politics|Walter Lippmann
The paper was declined with thanks by that bigoted body 'as opposed to Newtonian astronomy.'
Myths and Marvels of Astronomy|Richard A. Proctor
The 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

Newtonian

/ (njuːˈtəʊnɪən) /

adjective

of, relating to, or based on the theories of Sir Isaac Newton

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