NEWTON'S FIRST LAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Newton's first law mean? 

• NEWTON'S FIRST LAW (noun)
  The noun NEWTON'S FIRST LAW has 1 sense:

1. a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force

  Familiarity information: NEWTON'S FIRST LAW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEWTON'S FIRST LAW (noun)

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Meaning:

A body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

first law of motion; Newton's first law; Newton's first law of motion

Hypernyms ("Newton's first law" is a kind of...):

law of motion; Newton's law; Newton's law of motion (one of three basic laws of classical mechanics)