newton

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
  2. noun a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

Isaac Newton, Sir Isaac Newton

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