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centripetal vs. centrifugal force

centripetal
[sen-trip-i-tl] / sɛnˈtrɪp ɪ tl /

adjective

  1. directed toward the center (centrifugal ).

  2. operating by centripetal force.

  3. Physiology. afferent.

centrifugal force

noun

  1. an outward force on a body rotating about an axis, assumed equal and opposite to the centripetal force and postulated to account for the phenomena seen by an observer in the rotating body.