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Yes, centripetal is playable

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"Centripetal" Definition

adjective

Botany Developing or progressing inward toward the center or axis, as in the head of a sunflower, in which the oldest flowers are near the edge and the youngest flowers are in the center.
Moving or directed toward a center or axis.
Operated by means of centripetal force.
Physiology Transmitting nerve impulses toward the central nervous system; afferent.
Tending or directed toward centralization: the centripetal effects of a homogeneous population.

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