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Newton's third law |
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Newton's third law [′nüt·ənz ′thərd ′lȯ] (mechanics) The law that, if two particles interact, the force exerted by the first particle on the second particle (called the action force) is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force exerted by the second particle on the first particle (called the reaction force). Also known as law of action and reaction; third law of motion. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| To keep his skateboard near his feet, Shaun relies on Newton's third law of motion. It came gradually over decades of studying the book and finding one thing for certain: Scripture is like Newton's third law of motion--for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The use of Newton's third law makes it possible for us to only have to consider half of the nearest neighboring cells, which are cross-hatched (lines parallel to the right-diagonal in the cell) in the figure. |
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