Newton - Definition
newton
n 1: English mathematician and physicist; remembered for
developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and
his three laws of motion (1642-1727) [syn: Newton, Isaac
Newton, Sir Isaac Newton]
2: 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 [syn: newton, N]