English Explanatory Dictionary

newton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second.
noun
  1. A cookie consisting of fruit paste in a sheath of pastry dough.
name
  1. The name of many English-speaking places, including:
  2. Several places in England:
  3. A small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4349).
  4. A suburb of Chester, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4168). Not to be confused with Newtown, Chester.
  5. A hamlet in Tattenhall and District parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, previously in Newton by Tattenhall parish (OS grid ref SJ5059).
  6. A village in Dalton Town with Newton parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Barrow-in-Furness borough (OS grid ref SD2371).
  7. A village in Blackwell parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4459).
  8. A village in Sturminster Newton parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST7813; Sturminster Newton was originally Sturminster).
  9. A suburban area near Hyde, Tameside borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9596).
  10. A hamlet and civil parish in north Herefordshire, served by Hope under Dinmore and Newton Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5053).
  11. A hamlet in Walford, Letton and Newton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3769).
  12. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Vowchurch and District Parish Council) in south-west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3432).

Pronunciation

/ˈn(j)uːtən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-newton.wav /ˈnɛʊ̯tən/ /ˈnɪʊ̯tən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Newton.wav

Word forms

newton newtons

Etymology

Named after the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1726) in 1948.

Related words

mul:N Newburgh Newbury New City new town Newtown Newville old town oldtown Oldbury Old City

Derived words

centinewton exanewton giganewton kilonewton kilo-newton meganewton micronewton millinewton nanonewton newton-metre newton metre newton-meter newton meter petanewton piconewton teranewton yoctonewton yottanewton zettanewton Buckland Newton Dalton Town with Newton Kings Newton Maiden Newton newton Newton Abbot Newton and Biggin Newton and Little Oakley Newton Arlosh Newton Aycliffe Newton Boyd Newton-by-the-Sea Newton Centre Newton-Cotes formula Newton-Cotes rule Newton County Newton Dale Newton Hall Newton Harcourt Newton Heath Newtonian Newtonic Newtonism Newton Kyme Newton-le-Willows Newton Longville Newtonmas Newton Mearns Newton of Falkland Newton-on-Ayr Newton-on-Ouse Newton Poppleford Newton Purcell Newton Regis Newton's cradle Newton's rings Newton St Cyres Newton Stewart Newton Tony Newton-with-Clifton Newton-with-Scales

Translations

Arabic: نْيُوتَن Chinese Mandarin: 牛頓 /牛顿 Japanese: ニュートン Korean: 뉴턴 Russian: Нью́тон Bulgarian: Ню́тон Bulgarian: Ню́тън Georgian: ნიუტონი Latvian: Ņūtons Catalan: Vilanova French: Villeneuve French: De Villeneuve French: Devilleneuve German: Neustadt Spanish: Villanueva
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