牛顿

牛頓

Niúdùn

proper noun #12,994

Meanings

1 Isaac Newton (English physicist and mathematician)

About Isaac Newton

1643–1727 · 科学家 scientist

English physicist and mathematician who set out the laws of motion and universal gravitation and, independently of Leibniz, invented calculus. Chinese pupils all hear the story of the falling apple.

Also called 艾萨克·牛顿

Characters

pause; arrange; stomp

Phonetic transliteration of 'Newton'.

Examples

HSK 7-9

牛顿发现了万有引力定律。

Niúdùn fāxiàn le wànyǒu yǐnlì dìnglǜ.

Newton discovered the law of universal gravitation.

Tips

usage

The unit of force named after him is also 牛顿, shortened to 牛, the word for 'cow', so 10 N is read 10 牛. In the earliest accounts he only saw an apple fall; the version where it hits his head is a later invention.

Stroke Order

牛 niú

顿 dùn

牛顿