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NEWTON'S LAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Newton's law mean?
• NEWTON'S LAW (noun)
The noun NEWTON'S LAW has 1 sense:
1. one of three basic laws of classical mechanics
Familiarity information: NEWTON'S LAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of three basic laws of classical mechanics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
law of motion; Newton's law; Newton's law of motion
Hypernyms ("Newton's law" is a kind of...):
law; law of nature (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Newton's law"):
first law of motion; Newton's first law; Newton's first law of motion (a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force)
Newton's second law; Newton's second law of motion; second law of motion (the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force)
law of action and reaction; Newton's third law; Newton's third law of motion; third law of motion (action and reaction are equal and opposite)
Context examples
In a second stage, Maeder focused on Newton's law, a specific instance of the equations of general relativity.
(There May Be No Dark Matter, Dark Energy in Universe, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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