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centripetal

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/sɛnˈtɹɪp.ə.tl̩/
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/sɛnˈtɹɪp.ə.tl̩/ · /ˌsɛn.tɹɪˈpiː.tl̩/

Definition of centripetal

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Directed or moving towards a centre.
    “It was a centripetal time, with me at the centre, everything gravitating towards me.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Directed or moving towards a centre.
    “It was a centripetal time, with me at the centre, everything gravitating towards me.”
  2. (not-comparable)Directed towards the central nervous system; afferent.

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Etymology

From New Latin centripetālis coined by Sir Isaac Newton, from Latin centrum (“center”) + petō (“to seek, aim”) + -al. Analysable as centri- + -petal.

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