n. (Abbr. N)
In the meter-kilogram-second system, the unit of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram one meter per second per second, equal to 100,000 dynes.
[After Sir Isaac NEWTON.]
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American Heritage Dictionary:
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n. (Abbr. N)
In the meter-kilogram-second system, the unit of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram one meter per second per second, equal to 100,000 dynes.
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Oxford Dictionary of Chemistry:
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Symbol N. The SI unit of force, being the force required to give a mass of one kilogram an acceleration of 1 m s −2. It is named after Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727).
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Oxford Dictionary of Units & Measures:
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[Etymology: I. Newton; England 1642-1727] force. Symbol N. SI, Metric-m.k.s. Identically kg·m·s-2, i.e. the force that gives to a mass of 1 kilogram an acceleration of 1 metre per second, per second (= m·kg·s-2 in base terms). The following are among the coherent derived units:
• N·m for moment of force;
• N·m = joule for energy, work, quantity of heat;
• N·m·s-1 = watt for power, radiant flux;
• N·s·m-2 for dynamic viscosity;
• N·m-1 for surface tension;
• N·m-2 = pascal for pressure.
The name was advocated in 1935
[Hartshorn L., Vigoureux P. Nature Vol. 136, 397 (1935)] and soon became accepted generally.
| 1946 | CIPM ‘Unit of force. - The unit of force [in the MKS (Metre, Kilogram, Second) system] is the force which gives to a mass of 1 kilogram an acceleration of 1 metre per second, per second.’see note below |
[Le Système International d'Unités (Sèvres, France: Bureau International de Poids et Mesures, 1985)]
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The SI unit of force. One newton is equal to the force required to give a mass of 1 kg an acceleration of 1 ms−2. One newton force is equal to 0.225 lb force, or 1 lb equals 4.48 N.
Columbia Encyclopedia:
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newton, abbr. N, unit of force in the mks system of units, which is based on the metric system; it is the force that produces an acceleration of 1 meter per second per second when exerted on a mass of 1 kilogram. The newton is named for Sir Isaac Newton.
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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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symbol: N; the SI derived unit of force, defined as the force required to give a mass of one kilogram an acceleration of one metre per second per second; i.e. 1 N = 1 kg m s−2 = 1 J m−1 (= 105 dynes).
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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The SI unit of force; the force that, when acting continuously upon a mass of 1 kilogram, will impart to it an acceleration of 1 meter per second squared. Symbol N.
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