different between newton vs nekton

English

Etymology

Named after the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton.

Noun

newton (plural newtons)

1. 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. Symbol: N.

Translations

Anagrams

• onwent, went on

Czech

Noun

newton m

1. newton (unit of force)

Further reading

• newton in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
• newton in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nju?t(?)on/, [?nju?t?(?)o?n]
• IPA^(key): /?njy?t(?)on/, [?njy?t?(?)o?n]
• IPA^(key): /?ny?t?on/, [?ny?t??o?n]

Noun

newton

1. newton

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nju.t?n/

Noun

newton m (plural newtons)

1. newton

Further reading

• “newton” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Noun

newton m (plural newtons)

1. newton (unit of force)

Italian

Noun

newton m

1. newton

Portuguese

Noun

newton m (plural newtons)

1. newton (derived unit of force)

Slovak

Etymology

From English newton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??u?t?n/

Noun

newton m (genitive singular newtona, nominative plural newtony, genitive plural newtonov, declension pattern of dub)

1. newton (unit of force)

Declension

Spanish

Noun

newton m (plural newton)

1. newton

English

Etymology

Coined in 1890 by Ernst Haeckel, from Greek ?????? (n?któn), "the swimming". (See Wikipedia.)

Noun

nekton (countable and uncountable, plural nektons)

1. (zoology) All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.

Coordinate terms

• plankton

Derived terms

• micronekton
• nektonic

Translations

Anagrams

• Kenton