Newtonian
- noun
- /njuːˈtoʊniən/
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newtoniano
- Tonight Marsha will present her newest work, Black Hole, How an idea abandoned by Newtonians, hated by Einstein, and gambled on by Hawking became loved.
Tonight Marsha will present her newest work, Black Hole, How an idea abandoned by Newtonians, hated by Einstein, and gambled on by Hawking became loved.
- Tonight Marsha will present her newest work, Black Hole, How an idea abandoned by Newtonians, hated by Einstein, and gambled on by Hawking became loved.
Examples
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And from the Newtonian mindset or paradigm, we kept being able to tackle it.
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The professor described the principles of physics in a way that appealed to future Newtonians.
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OK, listen, people, we want to confuse our Newtonian expectations.
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So that's authentic Calcutta Newtonian view, it goes on.
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You can use almost anything, though—the telescope can be your Newtonian, SCT, refractor, or even a long telephoto lens.
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I agree with you, and Akin looks like an idiot (again), but the "mathematically" supported studies (beyond proven Newtonian/Relative physics) only hold so much weight with me (see global warming comp models for the last 35 years).
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As a Newtonian, he believed in the power of classical mechanics to explain planetary motion.
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Many scientists consider themselves Newtonians because they rely on Newton's laws in their research.
Compounds
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A set of rules that explains how large objects move at low speeds
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A telescope that uses a mirror and a side eyepiece to view images
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A telescope that uses mirrors and has an eyepiece at a right angle to the main tube
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Etymology
Newtonian as a noun comes from the scientist's name plus -ian, meaning 'a follower of' or 'from', just like Victorian refers to the time of Queen Victoria. So a Newtonian is a person who follows or supports Newton's scientific ideas.