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NEWTON [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Air Transport
DEF

The force which, when applied to a body having a mass of 1 kilogram, gives it an acceleration of 1 metre per second squared.

OBS

newton; N: term, symbol and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Force qui communique à un corps ayant une masse de 1 kilogramme une accélération de 1 mètre par seconde carrées.

OBS

newton; N : terme, symbole et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Transporte aéreo
DEF

Fuerza que, aplicada a un cuerpo que posee una masa de 1 kilogramo produce una aceleración de 1 metro por segundo al cuadrado.

OBS

newton; N: término, símbolo y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2003-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gravity (Physics)
OBS

The statement in physics that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle with a force whose magnitude is proportional to the product of their masses, and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them, and whose direction is that of the line between them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pesanteur (Physique)
OBS

Selon la loi d'attraction universelle ou "loi de Newton", entre deux masses "m" et "m'" séparées par une distance "d", s'exerce une force "F" telle que: "F = Kmm'/d (carré], dans laquelle "K" est la constante de gravitation universelle (0,66 10-7 dans le système C.G.S.); chaque masse pouvant être ramenée à son centre de gravité, la distance "d" est en fait celle des centres de gravité des masses "m" et "m'".

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gravedad (Física)
Key term(s)
  • leyes de Newton
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