centripetal
directed toward the center (opposed to centrifugal).
operating by centripetal force.
Physiology. afferent.
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Origin of centripetal
1Other words from centripetal
- cen·trip·e·tal·ism, noun
- cen·trip·e·tal·ly, adverb
- un·cen·trip·e·tal, adjective
Words that may be confused with centripetal
- centrifugal, centripetal
Words Nearby centripetal
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How to use centripetal in a sentence
So inevitably the centripetal force of the establishment GOP will move toward Jeb Bush.
Which brings me to the ways Hartman generally tried to make "halachic community" seem wonderful—and centripetal.
In A Very Deep Way: Remembering Rabbi David Hartman | Bernard Avishai | February 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTheir life is centripetal, pivoted inside itself, and does not run out towards others and mankind.
Sea and Sardinia | D. H. LawrenceIn society there is both a centripetal and a centrifugal force; the centripetal chiefly human, the centrifugal chiefly Divine.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua | William Garden BlaikieThe centripetal force, exerted through the cord, O A, pulls it aside from this direction of motion.
It is true, the resistance of the body furnishes the measure of the centripetal force.
Sometimes the centripetal force is weak, and opportunity is afforded to observe this action, and see its character exhibited.
British Dictionary definitions for centripetal
/ (sɛnˈtrɪpɪtəl, ˈsɛntrɪˌpiːtəl) /
acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre: Compare centrifugal
of, concerned with, or operated by centripetal force
botany (esp of certain inflorescences) developing from the outside towards the centre
physiol another word for afferent
Origin of centripetal
1Derived forms of centripetal
- centripetally, adverb
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Scientific definitions for centripetal
[ sĕn-trĭp′ĭ-tl ]
Moving or directed toward a center or axis, particularly one around which an object is spinning.
Transmitting nerve impulses toward the brain or spinal cord; afferent.
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. Compare centrifugal.
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