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centripetally
Variant of centripetal
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
Related Forms:
- centripetally adverb
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