newton
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second.
Noun 2 meanings
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second.
“Holonyms: kilonewton < meganewton < giganewton < teranewton < petanewton < exanewton < zettanewton < yottanewton”
A cookie consisting of fruit paste in a sheath of pastry dough.
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:newton.”
Etymology
Named after the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1726) in 1948.
NEWTON at a glance
NEWTON has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (N 1 + E 1 + W 4 + T 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,703 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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