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NEWTON'S THIRD LAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Newton's third law mean?
• NEWTON'S THIRD LAW (noun)
The noun NEWTON'S THIRD LAW has 1 sense:
1. action and reaction are equal and opposite
Familiarity information: NEWTON'S THIRD LAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Action and reaction are equal and opposite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
law of action and reaction; Newton's third law; Newton's third law of motion; third law of motion
Hypernyms ("Newton's third law" is a kind of...):
law of motion; Newton's law; Newton's law of motion (one of three basic laws of classical mechanics)
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