law of action and reaction

Other forms: laws of action and reaction

Definitions of law of action and reaction
  1. noun
    action and reaction are equal and opposite
    synonyms: Newton's third law, Newton's third law of motion, third law of motion
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    type of:
    Newton's law, Newton's law of motion, law of motion
    one of three basic laws of classical mechanics
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