Newtonian velocity

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Newtonian velocity [′nü′tō·nē·ən və′läs·əd·ē]

(mechanics)

The velocity of an object in a Newtonian reference frame,S, which can be determined from the velocity of the object in any other such frame,S′, by taking the vector sum of the velocity of the object inS′ and the velocity of the frameS′relative toS.

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