newton

Noun newton has 2 senses

• newton(n = noun.person) isaac newton, sir isaac newton - English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727);
is a kind of mathematician, physicist
Derived form adjective newtonian₁

• newton(n = noun.quantity) n - 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;
is a kind of force unit
has parts: dyne
is a part of sthene