newton
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1. English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | mathematician, |
| definition | : | a person skilled in mathematics (noun.person) |
| instance hypernym | : | physicist, |
| definition | : | a scientist trained in physics (noun.person) |
2. 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 (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | force unit, |
| definition | : | a unit of measurement of physical force (noun.quantity) |
| part holonym | : | dyne, |
| definition | : | a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | sthene, |
| definition | : | a unit of force equal to 1000 newtons (noun.quantity) |
3. English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727) (noun.person)
| derivation | : | newtonian, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or inspired by Sir Isaac Newton or his science (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | newtonian, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or inspired by Sir Isaac Newton or his science (adj.pert) |
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