Meaning & use
newton
The standard unit of force, defined as the force needed to accelerate one kilogram by one meter per second squared.
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The engine produced a thrust of over one million newtons at liftoff.
It takes roughly one newton of force to lift a small apple against gravity.
A note on using this word
The newton is named after Isaac Newton, is abbreviated N, and belongs to the International System of Units.
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