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. Symbol: N.

Several places in England: / A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, otherwise known as Newton Wamphray (OS grid ref NY1194).

plural of newton

Synonym of Newtonianism

Newtonian

(England, law) A part of a court case in which a judge, sitting alone and without a jury, hears evidence on factual points disputed between prosecution and defence.

A device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy via a series of swinging spheres. When a sphere at one end is lifted and released, the resulting force travels through the line and pushes the opposite sphere upward, repeating the process as it swings back down.

Alternative spelling of kilonewton

(physics) A pattern of interference of light characterized by concentric rings that is caused by light's reflection from two surfaces, one of which is usually round.

plural of Newton's cradle