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newton abbr. N, unit of force in the mks system of units, which is based on the metric system ; it is the force that produces an acceleration of 1 meter per second per second when exerted on a mass of 1 kilogram. The newton is named for Sir Isaac Newton.

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newton (symbol N) SI unit of force. One newton is the force that gives a mass of one kilogram an acceleration of one metre per second. It is named after English scientist Isaac Newton.

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newton (symbol N). A unit of force, defined as the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. It is named after I. Newton.

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