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centripetal


Main Entry: cen·trip·e·tal
Pronunciation: \sen-ˈtri-pə-təl\
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin centripetus, from centr- + Latin petere to go to, seek — more at feather
Date: 1709

1 : proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
2 : afferent
3 : tending toward centralization : unifying

cen·trip·e·tal·ly \-tə-lē\ adverb


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