Definition of "newton" in Anglais

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.

   • Holonyms: kilonewton < meganewton < giganewton < teranewton < petanewton < exanewton < zettanewton < yottanewton
   • Meronyms: piconewton < nanonewton < micronewton < millinewton

noun

1. A cookie consisting of fruit paste in a sheath of pastry dough.

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:newton.