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centripetal vs. centrifugal force
adjective
directed toward the center (centrifugal ).
operating by centripetal force.
Physiology., afferent.
noun
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.