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ˈnut n, ˈnyut nnew·ton

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Newton, Isaac Newton, Sir Isaac Newtonnoun

    English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)

  2. newton, Nnoun

    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

Wiktionary

  1. newtonnoun

    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.

  2. Newtonnoun

    The name of many English places.

  3. Newtonnoun

    An English habitational surname for someone from any of these places

  4. Newtonnoun

    The name of many English-speaking places, including: several villages in England. a residential area in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland. A small city, the county seat of Baker County, Georgia, United States. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois, United States. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa, United States. A city, the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. A city, the county seat of Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. A city, the county seat of Newton County, Texas, United States.

  5. Newtonnoun

    A habitational surname for someone from any of these places.

  6. Newtonnoun

    Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher.

  7. Etymology: Old English new town. Compare same construction in Italian Napoli ("Naples").

ChatGPT

  1. newton

    A Newton is a unit of force in the International System of Units (SI), named after Sir Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on mechanics. It is defined as the amount of force needed to accelerate a one kilogram mass by one meter per second squared.

Wikidata

  1. Newton

    The newton is the International System of Units derived unit of force. It is named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on classical mechanics, specifically Newton's second law of motion.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. NEWTON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Newton is ranked #443 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Newton surname appeared 74,092 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 25 would have the surname Newton.

    75.6% or 56,058 total occurrences were White.
    18.4% or 13,648 total occurrences were Black.
    2.5% or 1,897 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2% or 1,519 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 504 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.6% or 459 total occurrences were Asian.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Newton in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Newton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Newton in a Sentence

  1. Libby Jackson:

    Sending seeds to space helps us understand the effect of the unique environment on seeds' biological makeup. Understanding the effects of space on ungerminated seeds will be vital for future space missions, including when we look to sustain human life beyond Earth, space has a wonderful way of inspiring people. We saw that excitement when space saplings grown from the seeds from Newton's apple tree were planted on our soil. I'll be interested in discovering if any of the Moon seeds came to the UK and what has become of them.

  2. Pamela Branch:

    The fact of the matter is that those who were aware that the student may have had a gun on the premises that day did not report this to Mrs. Newton at all.

  3. Bernard Mannes Baruch:

    Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

  4. Andrea Ghez:

    Einstein's right, at least for now, we can absolutely rule out Newton's law of gravity. Our observations are consistent with Einstein's theory of general relativity. However, Albert Einstein theory is definitely showing vulnerability. It can not fully explain gravity inside a black hole, and at some point we will need to move beyond Einstein's theory to a more comprehensive theory of gravity that explains what a black hole is.

  5. John Newton:

    There's an old adage in the dairy industry that only five people in the world know how milk is priced in the John Newton, and four of them are dead, milk pricing is very, very complex.

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