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newton en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈn(j)uːtən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Named after the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1726) in 1948.

Meanings

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second.
    • Meronyms: piconewton < nanonewton < micronewton < millinewton
    • Holonyms: kilonewton < meganewton < giganewton < teranewton < petanewton < exanewton < zettanewton < yottanewton

Forms

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Deriveds

kilo-newton · petanewton · kilonewton · exanewton · yottanewton · centinewton · teranewton · millinewton · yoctonewton · newton metre · giganewton · nanonewton · meganewton · newton-metre · newton-meter · newton meter · piconewton · micronewton · zettanewton

Relateds

mul:N

Translations (33)

lv ņūtons (derived unit of force) · is njúton (derived unit of force) · ka ნიუტონი (derived unit of force) · et njuuton (derived unit of force) · ro newton (derived unit of force) · es newton (derived unit of force) · pl niuton (derived unit of force) · fr newton (derived unit of force) · fi newton (derived unit of force) · ru ньюто́н (derived unit of force) · sh njutn (derived unit of force) · ca newton (derived unit of force) · mi niutana (derived unit of force) · gl newton (derived unit of force) · sk newton (derived unit of force) · ar نْيُوتَن (derived unit of force) · hi न्यूटन (derived unit of force) · ko 뉴턴 (derived unit of force) · pt newton (derived unit of force) · eo neŭtono (derived unit of force) · th นิวตัน (derived unit of force) · mk њутн (derived unit of force) · ms newton (derived unit of force) · cmn 牛頓 /牛顿 (derived unit of force) · de Newton (derived unit of force) · ru нью́тон (derived unit of force) · km ញូតុន (derived unit of force) · cs newton (derived unit of force) · ja ニュートン (derived unit of force) · it newton (derived unit of force) · ia newton (derived unit of force) · id newton (derived unit of force) · bg ню́тън (derived unit of force)

wikidata: Q12438

newton en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈn(j)uːtən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Attested since the 1990s, from Fig Newtons, a brand name (later renamed just "Newtons" in 2012) which was named for Newton, Massachusetts.

Meanings

  1. A cookie consisting of fruit paste in a sheath of pastry dough.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:newton.

Forms

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wikipedia: Newton, Massachusetts · wikipedia: Fig Newtons