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