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newtonian
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[ adjective ] of or relating to or inspired by Sir Isaac Newton or his science
Examples "Newtonian physics" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)This and other fears of the solar_system have disappeared gradually , first , with the Ptolemaic_system and its built-in concept of periodicity and_then , more firmly , with the Newtonian innovation of an universal force that could account quantitatively for both terrestrial and celestial motions . (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)These are fluids which one would expect to be less viscoelastic or more Newtonian because of their lower molecular_weight . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (physics) a follower of Isaac Newton
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