Newton
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- proper noun
- /ˈnjuːtən/
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Newton
- "It's been more than four centuries since Newton figured out the laws of motion and gravity."
- Newton's laws
- Isaac Newton
- Sir Isaac Newton
But yeah, but so Newton did go mad for a while.
- But yeah, but so Newton did go mad for a while.
- And so you need Einstein's laws to describe where Newton's laws fail.
- But when it comes from someone like Isaac Newton, we take notice.
- And the greatest scientist in history, Isaac Newton, who also got involved.
- So let's think of Newton's cradle in terms of vibrations.
- If you're moving around and that's strong force of gravity, Newton's laws begin to fail.
- And then going back once again to Newton's law of inertia.
- That's close to what we think Isaac Newton's IQ level was on.
Examples
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But when it comes from someone like Isaac Newton, we take notice.
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Newton says that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
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We proved momentum conservation from Newton's third law.
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With unusual enthusiasm, he describes to his pupils the beauty of Newton's three laws of motion.
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Sir Isaac Newton is famous for his work on gravity and the laws of motion.
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Many scientists regard Newton as one of the greatest mathematicians of all time.
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The principles established by Newton laid the foundation for classical mechanics.
Synonyms
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An English scientist known for the laws of motion and gravity
Surface Forms
Etymology
Newton comes from the English words new and town, which together mean 'new town'. It was first used for someone who lived in a new village, and so the famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton has that family name.