Newton

See also: newton

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)uːtən/
• Rhymes: -uːtən

Proper noun

Newton

1. The name of many English-speaking places, including:
   1. several villages in England.
   2. a residential area in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6660).
   3. A small city, the county seat of Baker County, Georgia, United States.
   4. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois, United States.
   5. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa, United States.
   6. A city, the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States.
   7. A city, the county seat of Catawba County, North Carolina, United States.
   8. A city, the county seat of Newton County, Texas, United States.
2. for someone from any of these places.
3. Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher.

Derived terms

• Maiden Newton
• newton
• Newton Abbot
• Newton Aycliffe
• Newton County
• Newton Heath
• Newtonian
• Newton-le-Willows
• Newton-on-Ayr
• Newton's cradle
• Sturminster Newton
• XMM-Newton

 

Related terms

• Newtown (place name)

Translations

place name

• Arabic: نْيُوتَن m (nyūtan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牛頓／牛顿 (zh) (Niúdùn), 牛顿 (zh) (Niúdùn)

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

surname

• Arabic: نْيُوتَن (nyūtan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牛頓／牛顿 (zh) (Niúdùn), 牛顿 (zh) (Niúdùn)

• Georgian: ნიუტონი (niuṭoni)
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• Japanese: ニュートン (ja) (Nyūton)
• Korean: 뉴턴 (Nyuteon)
• Latvian: Ņūtons m
• Russian: Нью́тон (ru) (Nʹjúton), Ньюто́н (ru) (Nʹjutón) (Sir Isaac' surname is traditionally stressed on the last syllable)

Anagrams

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German

Noun

Newton m (genitive Newton or Newtons, plural Newton)

1. newton (unit of measure)