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newton

/ˈn(j)uːtən/

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Early/ˈnɛʊ̯tən/

newton 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.

Noun (1)

newton (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.
    • Holonyms: kilonewton < meganewton < giganewton < teranewton < petanewton < exanewton < zettanewton < yottanewton
    • Meronyms: piconewton < nanonewton < micronewton < millinewton

Noun (2)

newton (plural newtons)

  1. A cookie consisting of fruit paste in a sheath of pastry dough.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:newton.

Proper noun capitalized: Newton

Newton

  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).
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  1. A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6841).
  2. A village in Bywell parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0364).
  3. A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL9140).
  4. A village in Newton and Biggin parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP5378).
  5. A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, otherwise known as Newton Wamphray (OS grid ref NY1194).
  6. A hamlet east of Collessie, Fife council area, also known as Newton of Collessie (OS grid ref NO2913).
  7. A residential area in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS6660).
  8. An eastern suburb of Porthcawl, Bridgend borough county borough (OS grid ref SS8377).
  9. A suburb in Mumbles community, City and County of Swansea (OS grid ref SS6088).
  10. A small city in Dale County, Alabama.
  11. A small city, the county seat of Baker County, Georgia.
  12. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois.
  13. An unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Wabash County, Indiana.
  14. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa.
  15. A city, the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, named after Newton, Massachusetts.
  16. 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
  17. A small city in Newton County, Mississippi.
  18. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  19. A town, the county seat of Sussex County, New Jersey.
  20. A city, the county seat of Catawba County, North Carolina.
  21. A city, the county seat of Newton County, Texas.
  22. A small city in Cache County, Utah.
  23. An unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
  24. An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
  25. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
  26. A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
  27. An unincorporated community in the town of Harmony, Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  28. A number of townships, listed under Newton Township.
  29. A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta.
  30. A town centre in the city of Surrey, Regional District of Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
  31. A town in the Central Region of Singapore.
  32. An inner suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
  33. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Campbelltown, South Australia.
  34. A habitational surname for someone from any of these places.
    1. Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher.
  35. 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...

newton meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

newton in Hindi

derived unit of force
न्यूटन nyūṭan

newton in Tamil

நியூட்டன், நியூடன்

newton in Marathi

न्यूटन, न्युटन

newton in Urdu

نیوٹن, نیونٹن
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newton in Bengali
এক ধরনের বিস্কুট
newton in Telugu
న్యూటన్, నియూటన్
newton in Malayalam
ന്യൂട്ടൺ, ന്യൂടൺ, ന്യൂട്ടൻ
newton in Kannada
ನ್ಯೂಟನ್, ನ್ಯೂಟನ್ರು, ನ್ಯೂಟನ್ರವರು
newton in Punjabi
ਨਿਊਟਨ
newton in Gujarati
ન્યુટન, ન્યૂટન, ન્યુટોન
newton in Odia
ନିଉଟନ୍, ନ୍ଯ଼ୁଟନ୍
newton in Nepali
न्युटन, न्यूटन
newton in Arabic
نْيُوتَن nyūtan
newton in Malay
newton
newton in Indonesian
newton
newton in Thai
นิวตัน niu tan

Forms of newton

pluralnewtons

Plural of newton: newtons

Origin of newton

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

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

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.

Words formed from newton

Phrases with newton

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Words that rhyme with newton

Questions about newton

What does newton mean?
Newton means 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.
What is newton in Hindi?
Newton in Hindi is न्यूटन (nyūṭan). See Newton meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is newton?
Newton can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce newton?
Newton is pronounced /ˈn(j)uːtən/.
What is the plural of newton?
The plural of newton is newtons.

Words near newton in the dictionary

  1. newtish
  2. newtlike
  3. newtling
  4. newtlings
  5. newtly
  6. newton
  7. Newton Abbot
  8. Newton and Biggin
  9. Newton and Little Oakley
  10. Newton Arlosh
  11. Newton Aycliffe

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Adapted from Wiktionary: newton (page history and authors); Newton (page history and authors); newton (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); newton (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); newton (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); newton (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); newton (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); newton (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); newton (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); newton (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); newton (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); newton (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); newton (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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