newton

BrE /ˈnjuːtən/ AmE /ˈnuːtn/

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1 UNIT OF FORCE [noun] C1

the unit of force in the SI system, equal to the force that would give a mass of one kilogram an acceleration of one metre per second squared

newton (unidad de fuerza)

Collocations force in newtons

The force is measured in newtons.

La fuerza se mide en newtons.

2 PERSON [noun] B2

Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727), an English mathematician and physicist who made important discoveries in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and optics; he formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation

Isaac Newton

Collocations Sir Isaac Newton

Newton formulated the laws of motion.

Newton formuló las leyes del movimiento.