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centripetal
centripetal definition
cen·trip·etal (sen trip′ət'l)
adjective
- moving or tending to move toward a center
- using or acted on by centripetal force
- Bot. developing inward toward the center, as certain flower clusters
- Physiol. conveying toward a center; afferent
Etymology: ModL centripetus (coined by Sir Isaac Newton < centri- + L petere, to fall, rush at: see feather + -al
Related Forms:
- centripetally cen·trip′·etally adverb
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