newton
Prononciation : [ˈnjuːtən]
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Contexte : « science »
(noun) a unit of force in science. It tells us how much push or pull something has, like how hard you can push a door to open it.
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He pushed the car with a force of 200 newtons.
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She couldn't push the suitcase because it was much heavier than 50 newtons.
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How many newtons does it take to lift a small backpack?
Contexte : « history »
(noun) the last name of Sir Isaac Newton, a famous scientist. He figured out important things about gravity and how things move.
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Sir Isaac Newton discovered that an apple falls because of gravity.
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Before Sir Isaac Newton, people didn't understand why things fall.
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What did Sir Isaac Newton contribute to science?
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