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newton¹

  • /ˈn(j)uːtən/

Rhymes with -uːtən

Where it comes from

Named after the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1726) in 1948.

noun newtons

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Holonyms: kilonewton < meganewton < giganewton < teranewton < petanewton < exanewton < zettanewton < yottanewton

newton²

  • /ˈn(j)uːtən/

Rhymes with -uːtən

Where it comes from

Attested since the 1990s, from Fig Newtons, a brand name (later renamed just "Newtons" in 2012) which was named for Newton, Massachusetts.

noun newtons

  1. A cookie consisting of fruit paste in a sheath of pastry dough. For quotations using this term, see Citations:newton.

Newton³

  • /ˈn(j)uːtən/
  • /ˈnɛʊ̯tən/ Early Modern
  • /ˈnɪʊ̯tən/ Early Modern

Rhymes with -uːtən

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English Neweton, from Old English nēowa tūn (“new town”). Compare same construction in Italian Napoli (“Naples”) and in Arabic نَابُلُس (nābulus, “Nablus”).

The unexpected Early Modern pronunciation with /ɛʊ̯/ instead of /ɪʊ̯/, as securely attested in Richard Hodges' 1644 English Primrose and confirmed by obsolete Welsh Newtwnn, is due to trisyllabic shortening in Old English nēowa tūn or Middle English Neweton.

proper noun

  1. A small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4349).
  2. A suburb of Chester, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4168). Not to be confused with Newtown, Chester.
  3. A hamlet in Tattenhall and District parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, previously in Newton by Tattenhall parish (OS grid ref SJ5059).
  4. A village in Dalton Town with Newton parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Barrow-in-Furness borough (OS grid ref SD2371).
  5. A village in Blackwell parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4459).
  6. A village in Sturminster Newton parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST7813; Sturminster Newton was originally Sturminster).
  7. A suburban area near Hyde, Tameside borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9596).
  8. A hamlet and civil parish in north Herefordshire, served by Hope under Dinmore and Newton Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5053).
  9. A hamlet in Walford, Letton and Newton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3769).
  10. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Vowchurch and District Parish Council) in south-west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3432).
  11. A village and civil parish (served by Newton-in-Bowland Parish Council) in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6950).
  12. A small village in Newton and Little Oakley parish, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Kettering district (OS grid ref SP8883).
  13. A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6841).
  14. A village in Bywell parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0364).
  15. A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL9140).
  16. A village in Newton and Biggin parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP5378).
  17. A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, otherwise known as Newton Wamphray (OS grid ref NY1194).
  18. A hamlet east of Collessie, Fife council area, also known as Newton of Collessie (OS grid ref NO2913).
  19. A residential area in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS6660).
  20. An eastern suburb of Porthcawl, Bridgend borough county borough (OS grid ref SS8377).
  21. A suburb in Mumbles community, City and County of Swansea (OS grid ref SS6088).
  22. A small city in Dale County, Alabama.
  23. A small city, the county seat of Baker County, Georgia.
  24. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois.
  25. An unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Wabash County, Indiana.
  26. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa.
  27. A city, the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, named after Newton, Massachusetts.
  28. A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. City councilors in Newton have approved a generational ban on tobacco and e-cigarette sales in the city that will prohibit purchases by anyone born after March 1, 2004, joining a growing number of Massachusetts communities that have passed measures to curb tobacco use among young people.
  29. A small city in Newton County, Mississippi.
  30. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  31. A town, the county seat of Sussex County, New Jersey.
  32. A city, the county seat of Catawba County, North Carolina.
  33. A city, the county seat of Newton County, Texas.
  34. A small city in Cache County, Utah.
  35. An unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
  36. An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
  37. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
  38. A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
  39. An unincorporated community in the town of Harmony, Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  40. A number of townships, listed under Newton Township.
  41. A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta.
  42. A town centre in the city of Surrey, Regional District of Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
  43. A town in the Central Region of Singapore.
  44. An inner suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
  45. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Campbelltown, South Australia.
  46. A habitational surname for someone from any of these places.
  47. Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher.
  48. A male given name transferred from the surname. Newton Nguyen is a breakout Internet star whose content speaks directly to newly minted quarantine bakers and cooks.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: n, isaac newton, gauss, xmm, oxford, newtonian, andover, flagg, scholar, scientist, mathematician, astronomer, physicist, theoretician, intellect, thinker

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noun derived unit of force

Españolnewton
한국어뉴턴 nyuteon
日本語ニュートン nyūton
中文牛頓 /牛顿 niúdùn
हिन्दीन्यूटन nyūṭan
Portuguêsnewton
Françaisnewton
DeutschNewton
Italianonewton
Românănewton
Русскийнью́тон nʹjúton, ньюто́н nʹjutón
العربيةنْيُوتَن nyūtan

name place name

한국어뉴턴 Nyuteon
日本語ニュートン Nyūton
中文牛頓 /牛顿 Niúdùn
РусскийНью́тон Nʹjúton, Ньюто́н Nʹjutón
العربيةنْيُوتَن nyūtan

name surnames derived from the equivalents of “new town”

EspañolVillanueva
FrançaisVilleneuve, De Villeneuve, Devilleneuve
DeutschNeustadt

name surname

한국어뉴턴 Nyuteon
日本語ニュートン Nyūton
中文牛頓 /牛顿 Niúdùn
ΕλληνικάΝεύτων Néfton, Νεύτωνας Néftonas
РусскийНью́тон Nʹjúton, Ньюто́н Nʹjutón
العربيةنْيُوتَن nyūtan

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"newton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/newton.

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@misc{newton_2026,
  title = {newton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/newton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}