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Meaning of Newton | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈn(j)uːtən

Definitions

  1. The name of many English-speaking places, including:
  2. Several places in England:
  3. A small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4349).
  4. 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.
  5. A cookie consisting of fruit paste in a sheath of pastry dough.
  6. A suburb of Chester, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4168). Not to be confused with Newtown, Chester.
  7. A hamlet in Tattenhall and District parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, previously in Newton by Tattenhall parish (OS grid ref SJ5059).
  8. A village in Dalton Town with Newton parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Barrow-in-Furness borough (OS grid ref SD2371).
  9. A village in Blackwell parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4459).
  10. A village in Sturminster Newton parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST7813; Sturminster Newton was originally Sturminster).
  11. A suburban area near Hyde, Tameside borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9596).
  12. A hamlet and civil parish in north Herefordshire, served by Hope under Dinmore and Newton Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5053).
  13. A hamlet in Walford, Letton and Newton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3769).
  14. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Vowchurch and District Parish Council) in south-west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3432).
  15. A village and civil parish (served by Newton-in-Bowland Parish Council) in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6950).
  16. A small village in Newton and Little Oakley parish, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Kettering district (OS grid ref SP8883).
  17. A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6841).
  18. A village in Bywell parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0364).
  19. A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL9140).
  20. A village in Newton and Biggin parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP5378).
  21. A place in Scotland:
  22. A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, otherwise known as Newton Wamphray (OS grid ref NY1194).
  23. A hamlet east of Collessie, Fife council area, also known as Newton of Collessie (OS grid ref NO2913).
  24. A residential area in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS6660).
  25. A place in Wales:
  26. An eastern suburb of Porthcawl, Bridgend borough county borough (OS grid ref SS8377).
  27. A suburb in Mumbles community, City and County of Swansea (OS grid ref SS6088).
  28. A number of places in the United States:
  29. A small city in Dale County, Alabama.
  30. A small city, the county seat of Baker County, Georgia.
  31. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois.
  32. An unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Wabash County, Indiana.
  33. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa.
  34. A city, the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, named after Newton, Massachusetts.
  35. A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  36. A small city in Newton County, Mississippi.
  37. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  38. A town, the county seat of Sussex County, New Jersey.
  39. A city, the county seat of Catawba County, North Carolina.
  40. A city, the county seat of Newton County, Texas.
  41. A small city in Cache County, Utah.
  42. An unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
  43. An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
  44. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
  45. A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
  46. An unincorporated community in the town of Harmony, Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  47. A number of townships, listed under Newton Township.
  48. A place in Canada:
  49. A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta.
  50. A town centre in the city of Surrey, Regional District of Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
  51. A town in the Central Region of Singapore.
  52. Places in the Southern Hemisphere:
  53. An inner suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
  54. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Campbelltown, South Australia.
  55. A habitational surname for someone from any of these places.
  56. Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher.

Equivalents

العربية نيوتن
Bosanski njutn њутн
Čeština newton
Deutsch Newton
Ελληνικά νιούτον
Español newton
Suomi newton
Français newton
Galego newton
Hrvatski njutn њутн
Italiano newton
日本語 ニュートン
ខ្មែរ ញូតុន
한국어 뉴턴
Latviešu ņūtons
Македонски њутн
Polski niuton
Português newton
Română newton
Русский ньютон
Slovenčina newton
Српски njutn њутн
Tiếng Việt niutơn

Examples

“Holonyms: kilonewton < meganewton < giganewton < teranewton < petanewton < exanewton < zettanewton < yottanewton”
“Meronyms: piconewton < nanonewton < micronewton < millinewton”
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:newton.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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