newton

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1. 1
   noun

   the SI derived unit of force, equal to the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second squared; symbol N

   A force of one newton accelerates a one-kilogram mass at one metre per second squared.

Named in honor of English mathematician and physicist Sir Isaac Newton, whose laws of motion relate force, mass, and acceleration. His surname comes from an English place-name meaning "new town." In SI notation, the unit name is lowercase, newton, while its symbol is uppercase N.

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