“Newton's”

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Newton's disk

noun

: a disk divided into sectors of proper relative dimensions bearing the different colors of the spectrum so that fusion of the colors by rotation gives a white or gray

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Newton's first law of motion

: law of motion sense 1

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Newton's second law of motion

: law of motion sense 2

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Newton's third law of motion

: law of motion sense 3

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