Newtonian
[nju:'təuniən]
Definition
(noun.) a follower of Isaac Newton.
(adj.) of or relating to or inspired by Sir Isaac Newton or his science; 'Newtonian physics' .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries.
(n.) A follower of Newton.
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Definition
adj. relating to formed or discovered by Sir Isaac Newton the celebrated philosopher (1642-1727)—also Newton′ic.—Newtonian telescope a form of reflecting telescope.
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adj. Pertaining to a philosophy of the universe invented by Newton who discovered that an apple will fall to the ground but was unable to say why. His successors and disciples have advanced so far as to be able to say when.
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Examples
- But the evil doesn't come from the fact that it plays horse with the Newtonian theory of the constitution. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The Newtonian solar system, which expressed the reign of natural law, was a scene of wonderful harmony, where every force balanced with every other. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- If THE NEWTONIAN philosophy be rightly understood, it will be found to mean no more. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
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