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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NEWTONIAN, a. Pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or formed or discovered by him; as the Newtonian philosophy or system.
NEWTONIAN, n. A follower of Newton in philosophy.
NEW-YEARS GIFT, n. A present made on the first day of the year.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to or inspired by Sir Isaac Newton or his science; "Newtonian physics" n
1: a follower of Isaac Newton

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1713 1. of or relating to Sir Isaac Newton or his doctrines 2. classical 4b(2)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. of or devised by Isaac Newton (see NEWTON). Phrases and idioms: Newtonian mechanics the system of mechanics which relies on Newton's laws of motion concerning the relations between forces acting and motions occurring. Newtonian telescope a reflecting telescope with a small secondary mirror at 45° to the main beam of light to reflect it into a magnifying eyepiece.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Newtonian New*to"ni*an, n. A follower of Newton.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Newtonian New*to"ni*an, a. Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries. Newtonian philosophy, the philosophy of Sir Isaac Newton; -- applied to the doctrine of the universe as expounded in Newton's ``Principia,'' to the modern or experimental philosophy (as opposed to the theories of Descartes and others), and, most frequently, to the mathematical theory of universal gravitation. Newtonian telescope (Astron.), a reflecting telescope, in which rays from the large speculum are received by a plane mirror placed diagonally in the axis, and near the open end of the tube, and thrown at right angles toward one side of the tube, where the image is formed and viewed through the eyeplace. Newtonian theory of light. See Note under Light.