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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
newton
new·ton 7 [newton newtons] BrE [ˈnjuːtən] NAmE [ˈnuːtən] noun (abbr.N) (physics)
a unit of force. One newton is equal to the force that would give a mass of one kilogram an ↑acceleration (= an increase in speed) of one metre per second per second.
Word Origin:
early 20th cent.: named after Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English mathematician and physicist..
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