: the unit of force in the meter-kilogram-second system equal to the force required to impart an acceleration of one meter per second per second to a mass of one kilogram
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Concrete blocks only need to be deflected one millimeter before breaking, but since the material is less bendable than wood, that displacement requires 2,500 to 3,000 newtons.
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Jess Romeo, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2021
The fingers have humanlike kinematics, and each joint can move up to 180 degrees per second with the capability of exerting at least 8 newtons of force at each fingertip.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2024
That means in this case the impact force is 2.04 newtons.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
This puts the largest force during impact at 5.32 newtons.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
First, there is the downward-pulling gravitational force, which is equal to the mass of the boat and everything on it (m) times the gravitational field (g = 9.8 newtons per kilogram).
—WIRED, 28 July 2023
The company will offer two crate motors, the strongest generating just under 180 kilowatts (240 horsepower) and 460 newton-meters (340 pound-feet) of instant electric torque.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2019
Both Fetch Plus models will sport Bosch’s BES3 smart systems, which includes the German company’s Cargo Line brand of 250W motor that puts out 80 newton-meters of torque and can hit a top speed of 20mph (25 km/h).
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 16 Feb. 2023
The tiny, spinning silica ball can measure torque down to a quadrillionth of a newton-meter, or about 750 trillion pound-feet.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2020
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Jess Romeo, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2021
The fingers have humanlike kinematics, and each joint can move up to 180 degrees per second with the capability of exerting at least 8 newtons of force at each fingertip.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2024
That means in this case the impact force is 2.04 newtons.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
This puts the largest force during impact at 5.32 newtons.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
First, there is the downward-pulling gravitational force, which is equal to the mass of the boat and everything on it (m) times the gravitational field (g = 9.8 newtons per kilogram).
—WIRED, 28 July 2023
The company will offer two crate motors, the strongest generating just under 180 kilowatts (240 horsepower) and 460 newton-meters (340 pound-feet) of instant electric torque.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2019
Both Fetch Plus models will sport Bosch’s BES3 smart systems, which includes the German company’s Cargo Line brand of 250W motor that puts out 80 newton-meters of torque and can hit a top speed of 20mph (25 km/h).
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 16 Feb. 2023
The tiny, spinning silica ball can measure torque down to a quadrillionth of a newton-meter, or about 750 trillion pound-feet.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2020
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newton
noun
new·ton
ˈn(y)üt-ᵊn 
: the unit of force that is of such size that under its influence a body whose mass is one kilogram would experience an acceleration of one meter per second per second
Medical Definition
newton
noun
new·ton
ˈn(y)üt-ᵊn
: the unit of force in the metric system equal to the force required to impart an acceleration of one meter per second per second to a mass of one kilogram
Geographical Definition
Newton
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New·ton
ˈnü-tᵊn
ˈnyü-
city in eastern Massachusetts west of Boston population 85,146
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Newton
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New·ton
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Sir Isaac 1642–1727 English mathematician and physicist
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