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centripetal

[ sen-trip-i-tl ]

adjective

  1. directed toward the center ( centrifugal ).
  2. operating by centripetal force.
  3. Physiology. afferent.


centripetal

/ sɛnˈtrɪpɪtəl; ˈsɛntrɪˌpiːtəl /

adjective

  1. acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre Compare centrifugal
  2. of, concerned with, or operated by centripetal force
  3. botany (esp of certain inflorescences) developing from the outside towards the centre
  4. physiol another word for afferent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

centripetal

/ ĕ-ٰĭĭ-ٱ /

  1. Moving or directed toward a center or axis, particularly one around which an object is spinning.
  2. Transmitting nerve impulses toward the brain or spinal cord; afferent.
  3. Developing or progressing inward toward a center or axis, as in the growth of plant structures. For example, in the disk of the inflorescence of a sunflower, the florets near the edge open first, and the ones in the center last.
  4. Compare centrifugal
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰٲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٰ·ٲ· noun
  • ·ٰ·ٲ· adverb
  • ܲc·ٰ·ٲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of centripetal1

1700–10; < New Latin centripet ( us ) center-seeking ( centri- centri- + -petus, derivative of Latin petere to seek) + -al 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of centripetal1

C17: from New Latin centripetus seeking the centre; see centri- , -petal
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A mere arm’s length away from one another, the riders stay steady, thanks to centripetal force and prayers.

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A: The evidence suggests that there are centripetal forces that keep metropolitan areas from continually expanding outward, and that centripetal force is going to remain.

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Chung’s slice-of-life writing is nicely observed but gentle to a fault, circling around its themes widely and long enough to lose centripetal force.

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But he argues they also need the centripetal force of “cultural patriotism,” to balance the centrifugal forces that this diversity ignites.

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He pursued engineering first, becoming an artist in 1967 — and he has essentially applied the technique of centripetal force in endless variations for more than five decades in his sculpture practice.

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