Newtonian

American

[noo-toh-nee-uhn, nyoo-] / nuˈtoʊ ni ən, nju- /

adjective

of or relating to Sir Isaac Newton or to his theories or discoveries.

Newtonian physics.

Newtonian British

/ njuːˈtəʊnɪən /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of Newtonian

First recorded in 1705–15; Newton + -ian

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Newtonian

Unlike Babson, who said he used Newtonian physics to divine the direction of the market, there’s real market logic behind Burry’s latest call.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Monjo’s theory helps unify scientific concepts of Newtonian gravity with our knowledge of electromagnetism.

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2024

This is the first metafluid that has been shown to transition between Newtonian and non-Newtonian states.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024

A new staging presented by Bedlam makes a valiant effort to adapt Stoppard’s cerebral probes into chaos theory, Newtonian law, thermodynamics and metaphysics for a 2023 audience, but the result is a muddled one.

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

Everything excites her: magnetism, Newtonian dynamics, strange particles.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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