English dictionary
Newton
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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
Synonyms nSource: WordNet 3.0