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Newtonian.

Of or relating to Isaac Newton, or his laws and theories.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/njuːˈtəʊ.ni.ən/Received-Pronunciation/n(j)uˈtoʊ.ni.ən/General-American
  1. Of or relating to Isaac Newton, or his laws and theories.

  2. Obeying Newton's law of viscosity; i.e. having a constant viscosity.

  3. Of or relating to classical physics that does not take relativity into account.

  4. Being or relating to a type of reflecting telescope using a concave primary mirror and a flat diagonal secondary mirror.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Newton Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Newtonian From Newton + -ian.

noun/njuːˈtəʊ.ni.ən/Received-Pronunciation/n(j)uˈtoʊ.ni.ən/General-American
  1. A scientist supporting Isaac Newton's views on physics and mathematics.

  2. A type of reflecting telescope using a concave primary mirror and a flat diagonal secondary mirror.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Newton Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Newtonian From Newton + -ian.

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