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newton-metre

newton-metre noun: a standard unit of torque (moment of force) or (rarely) energy.

Noun

newton-metre (plural newton-metres)

  1. A standard unit of torque (moment of force) or (rarely) energy.
    Synonyms:
    joule

Synonyms of newton-metre

Forms of newton-metre

pluralnewton-metres

Origin of newton-metre

Compound of newton + metre, although, as with any such unit of measure (e.g., person-years, pack-years), the mathematical relationship of multiplication is simultaneously involved: X newtons acting at a distance of Y metres = X × Y = Z newton-metres.

Questions about newton-metre

What does newton-metre mean?
Newton-metre means a standard unit of torque (moment of force) or (rarely) energy.
What part of speech is newton-metre?
Newton-metre is a noun.
What is the plural of newton-metre?
The plural of newton-metre is newton-metres.

Words near newton-metre in the dictionary

  1. Newton-Cotes rule
  2. Newton-Cotes rules
  3. Newton-le-Willows
  4. newton-meter
  5. newton-meters
  6. newton-metre
  7. newton-metres
  8. Newton-on-Ayr
  9. Newton-on-Ouse
  10. Newton-Raphson method
  11. Newton-with-Clifton

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