Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NEWTONIAN

a.Pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or formed or discovered by him; as the Newtonian philosophy or system.

 

NEWTONIAN

n.A follower of Newton in philosophy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NEWTONIAN

NEWTONIAN New *to "ni *an, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries. Newtonian philosophy, the philosophy of Sir Isaac Newton; -- applied to the doctrine of the universe as expounded in Newton's "Principia, " to the modern or experimental philosophy (as opposed to the theories of Descartes and others ), and, most frequently, to the mathematical theory of universal gravitation. -- Newtonian telescope (Astron.), a reflecting telescope, in which rays from the large speculum are received by a plane mirror placed diagonally in the axis, and near the open end of the tube, and thrown at right angles toward one side of the tube, where the image is formed and viewed through the eyeplace. -- Newtonian theory of light. See Note under Light.

 

NEWTONIAN

NEWTONIAN New *to "ni *an, n.

 

Defn: A follower of Newton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Newtonian

New to ni an |n (y )o͞oˈtōnēən njuˈtoʊniən | ▶adjective relating to or arising from the work of Sir Isaac Newton. • formulated or behaving according to the principles of classical physics.

 

Newtonian mechanics

New to ni an me chan ics ▶plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] the system of mechanics that relies on Newton's laws of motion concerning the relations between forces acting and motions occurring.

 

Newtonian telescope

New to ni an tel e scope ▶noun Astronomy a reflecting telescope in which the light from the main mirror is deflected by a small, flat secondary mirror set at 45 °, sending it to a magnifying eyepiece in the side of the telescope.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Newtonian

New ¦ton |ian |njuːˈtəʊnɪən | ▶adjective relating to or arising from the work of Sir Isaac Newton. • formulated or behaving according to the principles of classical physics.

 

Newtonian mechanics

New ¦ton |ian mech |an ¦ics ▶plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] the system of mechanics which relies on Newton's laws of motion concerning the relations between forces acting and motions occurring.

 

Newtonian telescope

New ¦ton |ian tele |scope ▶noun Astronomy a reflecting telescope in which the light from the main mirror is deflected by a small flat secondary mirror set at 45 °, sending it to a magnifying eyepiece in the side of the telescope.

 

Spanish Dictionary

newtoniano, -na

newtoniano, -na adjetivo 1 De Isaac Newton, o relacionado con él o con sus teorías .2 [persona ] Que es partidario de las teorías de Newton .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Newtonian

New to ni an /n j utóʊniən /形容詞 ニュートン (の学説 )の .名詞 C ニュートン学説の信奉者 .