1. (noun)Newton, Isaac Newton, Sir Isaac Newton English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
2. (noun)newton, N a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes Synonyms: northward, atomic number 7, newton, due north, north, normality, nitrogen