newton
noun/ˈnjuːtən/
/ˈnuːtən/
(abbreviation N)
(physics)- a unit of force. One newton is equal to the force that would give a mass of one kilogram an acceleration (= an increase in speed) of one metre per second per second.Word Originearly 20th cent.: named after Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English mathematician and physicist.
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