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New·to·ni·an 
[noo-toh-nee-uhn, nyoo-] Pronunciation Key
[noo-toh-nee-uhn, nyoo-] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton or to his theories or discoveries: Newtonian physics. |
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| Newton, Sir Isaac 1642-1727.
English mathematician and scientist who invented differential calculus and formulated the theory of universal gravitation, a theory about the nature of light, and three laws of motion. His treatise on gravitation, presented in Principia Mathematica (1687), was supposedly inspired by the sight of a falling apple. New·to'ni·an adj. |
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| newtonian | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to or inspired by Sir Isaac Newton or his science; "Newtonian physics" |
noun | |
| 1. | a follower of Isaac Newton |
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Newtonian
New*to"ni*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries. Newtonian philosophy, the philosophy of Sir Isaac Newton; -- applied to the doctrine of the universe as expounded in Newton's "Principia," to the modern or experimental philosophy (as opposed to the theories of Descartes and others), and, most frequently, to the mathematical theory of universal gravitation. Newtonian telescope (Astron.), a reflecting telescope, in which rays from the large speculum are received by a plane mirror placed diagonally in the axis, and near the open end of the tube, and thrown at right angles toward one side of the tube, where the image is formed and viewed through the eyeplace. Newtonian theory of light. See Note under Light.
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Newtonian
New*to"ni*an\, n. A follower of Newton.
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