Newton

Morpheme

Newton

Type

free base

Denotation

unit of force, of or relating to Sir Isaac Newton

Etymology

English scientist Sir Isaac Newton

Evidence

exanewton, giganewton, kilonewton, meganewton, micronewton, millinewton, nanonewton, newton, newton, Newtonian, petanewton, piconewton, teranewton, yottanewton, zettanewton

Notes

International System of Units “Derived Unit”
<n> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

See Also

New, Ton