newton

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/ˈn(j)uːtən/Early, Modern/ˈnɛʊ̯tən/Early, Modern/ˈnɪʊ̯tən/

noun

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.

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Meanings

newton1

nounnewton (plural newtons)

plural newtons

  1. 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.

    Meronyms: piconewton < nanonewton < micronewton < millinewton

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    Holonyms: kilonewton < meganewton < giganewton < teranewton < petanewton < exanewton < zettanewton < yottanewton

newton2

nounnewton (plural newtons)

plural newtons

  1. A cookie consisting of fruit paste in a sheath of pastry dough.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:newton.

Newton3

proper noun
  1. The name of many English-speaking places, including:
    1. A small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4349).
    2. A suburb of Chester, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4168). Not to be confused with Newtown, Chester.
    3. A hamlet in Tattenhall and District parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, previously in Newton by Tattenhall parish (OS grid ref SJ5059).
    4. A village in Dalton Town with Newton parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Barrow-in-Furness borough (OS grid ref SD2371).
    5. A village in Blackwell parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4459).
    6. A village in Sturminster Newton parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST7813; Sturminster Newton was originally Sturminster).
    7. A suburban area near Hyde, Tameside borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9596).
    8. A hamlet and civil parish in north Herefordshire, served by Hope under Dinmore and Newton Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5053).
    9. A hamlet in Walford, Letton and Newton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3769).
    10. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Vowchurch and District Parish Council) in south-west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3432).
    11. A village and civil parish (served by Newton-in-Bowland Parish Council) in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6950).
    12. A small village in Newton and Little Oakley parish, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Kettering district (OS grid ref SP8883).
    13. A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6841).
    14. A village in Bywell parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0364).
    15. A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL9140).
    16. A village in Newton and Biggin parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP5378).
    17. A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, otherwise known as Newton Wamphray (OS grid ref NY1194).
    18. A hamlet east of Collessie, Fife council area, also known as Newton of Collessie (OS grid ref NO2913).
    19. A residential area in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS6660).
    20. An eastern suburb of Porthcawl, Bridgend borough county borough (OS grid ref SS8377).
    21. A suburb in Mumbles community, City and County of Swansea (OS grid ref SS6088).
    22. A small city in Dale County, Alabama.
    23. A small city, the county seat of Baker County, Georgia.
    24. A city, the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, named after Newton, Massachusetts.
    25. A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

      City councilors in Newton have approved a generational ban on tobacco and e-cigarette sales in the city that will prohibit purchases by anyone born after March 1, 2004, joining a growing number of Massachusetts communities that have passed measures to curb tobacco use among young people.

      2025 January 22, Nick Stoico, “Newton city council approves generational tobacco ban, joining other Mass. towns”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2025
    26. A small city in Cache County, Utah.
    27. A number of townships, listed under Newton Township.
    28. A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta.
    29. A town centre in the city of Surrey, Regional District of Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
  2. A habitational surname for someone from any of these places.
    1. Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

    Newton Nguyen is a breakout Internet star whose content speaks directly to newly minted quarantine bakers and cooks.

    2020 May 7, Genesia Ting, “How Newton Nguyen is inspiring a young generation of home chefs”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 May 2020

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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

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Origin

newton · noun

Named after the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1726) in 1948.

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newton · noun

Attested since the 1990s, from Fig Newtons, a brand name (later renamed just "Newtons" in 2012) which was named for Newton, Massachusetts.

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Newton · proper noun

  1. Old Englishnēowa
  2. Middle EnglishNeweton
  3. EnglishNewton

Inherited from Middle English Neweton, from Old English nēowa tūn (“new town”). Compare same construction in Italian Napoli (“Naples”) and in Arabic نَابُلُس (nābulus, “Nablus”). The unexpected Early Modern pronunciation with /ɛʊ̯/ instead of /ɪʊ̯/, as securely attested in Richard Hodges' 1644 English Primrose and confirmed by obsolete Welsh Newtwnn, is due to trisyllabic shortening in Old English nēowa tūn or Middle English Neweton.

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Translations

Arabic نْيُوتَن, نْيُوتَن
  • نْيُوتَن (nyūtan)derived unit of force
  • نْيُوتَن (nyūtan)surname
  • نْيُوتَن (nyūtan)place name
Bulgarian ню́тън, Ню́тон
  • ню́тън (njútăn)derived unit of force
  • Ню́тон (Njúton)surname
  • Ню́тън (Njútăn)surname
Catalan newton, Vilanova
  • newtonderived unit of force
  • Vilanovasurnames derived from the equivalents of “new town”
Chinese Mandarin 牛頓 /牛顿, 牛頓 /牛顿
  • 牛頓 /牛顿 (niúdùn)derived unit of force
  • 牛頓 /牛顿 (Niúdùn)surname
  • 牛頓 /牛顿 (Niúdùn)place name
Czech newton
  • newtonderived unit of force
Esperanto neŭtono
  • neŭtonoderived unit of force
Estonian njuuton
  • njuutonderived unit of force
Finnish newton
  • newtonderived unit of force
French newton, Villeneuve
  • newtonderived unit of force
  • Villeneuvesurnames derived from the equivalents of “new town”
  • De Villeneuvesurnames derived from the equivalents of “new town”
  • Devilleneuvesurnames derived from the equivalents of “new town”
German Newton, Neustadt
  • Newtonderived unit of force
  • Neustadtsurnames derived from the equivalents of “new town”
Greek Νεύτων, Νεύτωνας
  • Νεύτων (Néfton)surname
  • Νεύτωνας (Néftonas)surname
Hindi न्यूटन
  • न्यूटन (nyūṭan)derived unit of force
Icelandic njúton
  • njútonderived unit of force
Indonesian newton
  • newtonderived unit of force
Italian newton
  • newtonderived unit of force
Japanese ニュートン, ニュートン
  • ニュートン (nyūton)derived unit of force
  • ニュートン (Nyūton)surname
  • ニュートン (Nyūton)place name
Korean 뉴턴, 뉴턴
  • 뉴턴 (nyuteon)derived unit of force
  • 뉴턴 (Nyuteon)surname
  • 뉴턴 (Nyuteon)place name
Latvian ņūtons, Ņūtons
  • ņūtonsderived unit of force
  • Ņūtonssurname
Malay newton
  • newtonderived unit of force
Māori niutana
  • niutanaderived unit of force
Polish niuton
  • niutonderived unit of force
Portuguese newton
  • newtonderived unit of force
Romanian newton
  • newtonderived unit of force
Russian нью́тон, ньюто́н
  • нью́тон (nʹjúton)derived unit of force
  • ньюто́н (nʹjutón)derived unit of force
  • Нью́тон (Nʹjúton)surname
  • Ньюто́н (Nʹjutón)surname
  • Нью́тон (Nʹjúton)place name
  • Ньюто́н (Nʹjutón)place name
Slovak newton
  • newtonderived unit of force
Spanish newton, Villanueva
  • newtonderived unit of force
  • Villanuevasurnames derived from the equivalents of “new town”
Thai นิวตัน
  • นิวตัน (niu tan)derived unit of force

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APA

newton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newton

MLA

“newton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “newton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newton.

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