Newtonianism

noun

New·​to·​ni·​an·​ism

n(y)üˈtōnēəˌnizəm

plural -s

: the doctrine of the universe as expounded in Newton's Principia

especially : Newton's mathematical theory of universal gravitation

Word History

Etymology

Newtonian entry 1 + -ism

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