Newton's second law

Newton's second law
observation that the rate of change of the momentum of a body is directly proportional to, and in the same direction as, the net force acting on it.

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  • Newton's second law — noun the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force • Syn: ↑second law of motion, ↑Newton s second law of motion • Hypernyms: ↑Newton s law of motion, ↑Newton s law, ↑law of motion …   Useful english dictionary

  • Newton's second law of motion — noun the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force • Syn: ↑second law of motion, ↑Newton s second law • Hypernyms: ↑Newton s law of motion, ↑Newton s law, ↑law of motion * * * Usage …   Useful english dictionary

  • Second law — may refer to:In physics, there are two laws commonly known as the second law: * Newton s second law of motion * Second law of thermodynamicsSecond law may also refer to: *Second Law, or in Greek Deuterosis , the talmudic Mishna(h), which comes… …   Wikipedia

  • second law of motion — noun the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force • Syn: ↑Newton s second law of motion, ↑Newton s second law • Hypernyms: ↑Newton s law of motion, ↑Newton s law, ↑law of motion * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Second law of thermodynamics — The second law of thermodynamics is an expression of the universal law of increasing entropy, stating that the entropy of an isolated system which is not in equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a maximum value at… …   Wikipedia

  • Newton's laws of motion — For other uses, see Laws of motion. Classical mechanics …   Wikipedia

  • Newton's law of universal gravitation — Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law History of classical mechanics  …   Wikipedia

  • law of motion — noun one of three basic laws of classical mechanics • Syn: ↑Newton s law of motion, ↑Newton s law • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑law of nature • Hyponyms: ↑first law of motion, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Newton's laws of motion — Relations between the forces acting on a body and the motion of the body, formulated by Isaac Newton. The laws describe only the motion of a body as a whole and are valid only for motions relative to a reference frame. Usually, the reference… …   Universalium

  • Newton — /nooht n, nyooht n/, n. 1. Sir Isaac, 1642 1727, English philosopher and mathematician: formulator of the law of gravitation. 2. a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston. 83,622. 3. a city in central Kansas. 16,332. 4. a city in central Iowa, E of… …   Universalium

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