Newton's third law

proper noun

Newton's observation that to every action (force applied) there is an equal and opposite reaction (equal force applied in the opposite direction).

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third law of motionNewton's third law of motionlaw of action and reaction
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. engineeringNewton's observation that to every action (force applied) there is an equal and opposite reaction (equal force applied in the opposite direction).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounaction and reaction are equal and opposite

Similar
third law of motionNewton's third law of motionlaw of action and reaction
Broader
Newton's law of motionNewton's lawlaw of motion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan tercera llei del moviment de Newton, llei d'acció i reacció
  • tercera llei del moviment de NewtonNewton's observation
  • llei d'acció i reaccióNewton's observation
Chinese Mandarin Newton第三定律, 牛頓第三定律 /牛顿第三定律
  • Newton第三定律 (Newton dì-sān dìnglǜ)Newton's observation
  • 牛頓第三定律 /牛顿第三定律 (Niúdùn dì-sān dìnglǜ)Newton's observation
Finnish Newtonin kolmas laki
  • Newtonin kolmas lakiNewton's observation
French troisième loi de Newton, principe des actions réciproques
  • troisième loi de NewtonNewton's observation
  • principe des actions réciproquesNewton's observation
German drittes Newtonsches Gesetz, Wechselwirkungsprinzip
  • drittes Newtonsches GesetzNewton's observation
  • WechselwirkungsprinzipNewton's observation
  • GegenwirkungsprinzipNewton's observation
  • ReaktionsprinzipNewton's observation
Indonesian hukum Newton ketiga
  • hukum Newton ketigaNewton's observation
Italian terzo principio di Newton, principio di azione e reazione
  • terzo principio di NewtonNewton's observation
  • principio di azione e reazioneNewton's observation
Japanese ニュートンの第3法則
  • ニュートンの第3法則 (Nyūton no dai-san hōsoku)Newton's observation
Korean 뉴턴의 제3법칙
  • 뉴턴의 제3법칙 (Nyuteon-ui jesambeopchik)Newton's observation
Norwegian Bokmål Newtons tredje lov
  • Newtons tredje lovNewton's observation
Polish trzecia zasada dynamiki Newtona
  • trzecia zasada dynamiki NewtonaNewton's observation
Portuguese terceira lei de Newton, princípio da ação e reação
  • terceira lei de NewtonNewton's observation
  • princípio da ação e reaçãoNewton's observation
Russian тре́тий зако́н Ньютона
  • тре́тий зако́н Ньютона (trétij zakón Nʹjutona)Newton's observation
Spanish tercera ley del movimiento de Newton, principio de acción y reacción
  • tercera ley del movimiento de NewtonNewton's observation
  • principio de acción y reacciónNewton's observation
Cite this entry
APA

Newton's third law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newton's%20third%20law

MLA

“Newton's third law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newton's%20third%20law. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Newton's third law,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newton's%20third%20law.

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