Newtonian mechanics

noun

1. (functioning as singular) a system of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion

Example Sentences

In time, as with Newtonian mechanics, the “central dogma” of genetics would be vastly refined, modified, and reformulated.

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It's clear that we’ve done this with Newtonian mechanics, with electromagnetism, with relativity, quantum mechanics, cosmology, and more.

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Kuhn’s book is best known for introducing the phrase “paradigm shift,” representing instances in scientific history when a perspective was fundamentally shifted, like when quantum physics replaced Newtonian mechanics.

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One of the largest is the removal of multiple Newtonian mechanics concepts.

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My friends at the nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory, for example, tell me they use both Newtonian mechanics and Einstein's relativity theory in computing highly accurate spacecraft trajectories to the planets.

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