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third law of motion

n. action and reaction are equal and opposite [syn: Newton's third law of motion, Newton's third law, law of action and reaction]

Usage examples of "third law of motion".

Like Newtons third Law of Motion - every force has an equal and opposing force, that kind of thing?

The ship spun slowly in the opposite direction, by grace of Newton's Third Law of Motion.

Recall if you will Rune's third law of motion: Nothing goes anywhere unless it is pushed.

Newton's Third Law of Motion (from which may be derived all the laws of rocketry) has us (temporarily) stumped.

Simultaneously, the front half of the jet obeyed Neuton's Third Law of Motion by lunging away from the impact like a giant piston, crashing into the adjacent nose-tail-nose mosaic of parked aircraft.