Newton law


New·ton law

(nū'tŏn), the attractive force between any two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses, and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers. Synonym(s): law of gravitation

New·ton law

(nū'tŏn law) The attractive force between any two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses, and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.

Newton,

Sir Isaac, English physicist, 1642-1727. newton - derived unit of force in the SI system.Newton disk - a disk on which there are seven colored sectors, which, when rapidly rotated, appear white.Newton law - the attractive force between any two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers. Synonym(s): law of gravitationNewton rings - colored rings on thin surfaces.newtonian aberration - the difference in focus or magnification of an image arising because of a difference in the refraction of different wavelengths composing white light. Synonym(s): chromatic aberrationnewtonian constant of gravitation - a universal constant relating the gravitational force, attracting two masses toward each other when they are separated by a distance.newtonian flow - the type of flow characteristic of a newtonian fluid.newtonian fluid - a fluid in which flow and rate of shear are always proportional to the applied stress.newtonian viscosity - the viscosity characteristics of a newtonian fluid.