"Newton's third law" meaning in English

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  1. (mechanics) Newton's observation that to every action (force applied) there is an equal and opposite reaction (equal force applied in the opposite direction) Wikipedia link: Newton's laws of motion Categories (topical): Mechanics Related terms: Newton's second law, Newton's first law Translations (Newton's observation): Newton第三定律 (Newton dì-sān dìnglǜ) (Chinese), Newtonin kolmas laki (Finnish), hukum Newton ketiga (Indonesian), Newtons tredje lov (Norwegian Bokmål), terceira lei de Newton [feminine] (Portuguese), тре́тий зако́н Ньютона (trétij zakón Nʹjutona) (Russian)

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