Newton's second law

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Newton's second law [′nüt·ənz ′sek·ənd ′lȯ]

(mechanics)

The law that the acceleration of a particle is directly proportional to the resultant external force acting on the particle and is inversely proportional to the mass of the particle. Also known as second law of motion.

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