Main Entry: cen·trip·e·tal

Pronunciation: \sen-ˈtri-pə-t^əl\

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