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centripetal

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

cen·trip·e·tal

adj \sen-ˈtri-pə-təl\

Definition of CENTRIPETAL

1
: proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
3
: tending toward centralization : unifying
cen·trip·e·tal·ly \-tə-lē\ adverb

Origin of CENTRIPETAL

New Latin centripetus, from centr- + Latin petere to go to, seek — more at feather
First Known Use: 1709

Other Physics Terms

amplitude, centrifugal, convection, gradient, hysteresis, kinetic, lase, quantum

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