newtonian
IPA: nutˈoʊniʌn
Root Word: Newtonian
noun
- A scientist supporting Isaac Newton's views on physics and mathematics.
adjective
- Of or relating to Isaac Newton, or his laws and theories.
- (fluid mechanics, of a fluid) Obeying Newton's law of viscosity; i.e. having a constant viscosity.
- (physics) Of or relating to classical physics that does not take relativity into account.
- Alternative letter-case form of Newtonian. [Of or relating to Isaac Newton, or his laws and theories.]
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Examples of "newtonian" in Sentences
- Newtonian space and time is assumed.
- See the diagram at Newtonian telescope.
- Incompressible flow of Newtonian fluids.
- Consider the idea of Newtonian mechanics.
- The Newtonian approximation to special relativity.
- According to newtonian dynamics this is impossible.
- There are newtonian counterparts to the GR outlook.
- They are not assessed at all in the Newtonian model.
- The Newtonian potential is defined more broadly as the convolution.
- It is no coincidence that this is the same as the Newtonian equation.
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