Newton

See also newton

English

Etymology

Old English new town. Compare same construction in Italian Napoli (“Naples”).

Proper noun

Newton

1. The name of many English places.
2. An English habitational surname for someone from any of these places
3. Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher

Translations

place name

• Arabic: نيوتن (ar) (nyūtan) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牛頓 (cmn), 牛顿 (cmn) (Niúdùn)

• Japanese: ニュートン (ja) (Nyūton)
• Korean: 뉴턴 (ko) (Nyuteon)
• Russian: Ньютон (ru) (Nʹjúton, Nʹjutón) m 

surname

• Arabic: نيوتن (ar) (nyūtan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牛頓 (cmn), 牛顿 (cmn) (Niúdùn)

• Japanese: ニュートン (ja) (Nyūton)

• Korean: 뉴턴 (ko) (Nyuteon)
• Russian: Ньютон (ru) (Nʹjúton, Nʹjutón)  (Sir Isaac' surname is traditionally stressed on the last syllable)

Derived terms

• Newtonian
• Newton's cradle

Anagrams

• went on

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German

Noun

Newton m (plural: Newton)

1. newton (unit of measure)