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centripetal
[ sen-trip-i-tl ]
adjective
- directed toward the center ( centrifugal ).
- operating by centripetal force.
- Physiology. afferent.
centripetal
/ s蓻n藞tr瑟p瑟t蓹l; 藞s蓻ntr瑟藢pi藧t蓹l /
adjective
- acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre Compare centrifugal
- of, concerned with, or operated by centripetal force
- botany (esp of certain inflorescences) developing from the outside towards the centre
- physiol another word for afferent
centripetal
- Moving or directed toward a center or axis, particularly one around which an object is spinning.
- Transmitting nerve impulses toward the brain or spinal cord; afferent.
- Developing or progressing inward toward a center or axis, as in the growth of plant structures. For example, in the disk of the inflorescence of a sunflower, the florets near the edge open first, and the ones in the center last.
- Compare centrifugal
Derived Forms
- 肠别苍藞迟谤颈辫别迟补濒濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠别苍路迟谤颈辫顎侥路迟补濒路颈蝉尘 noun
- 肠别苍路迟谤颈辫顎侥路迟补濒路濒测 adverb
- 耻苍顎卌别苍路迟谤颈辫顎侥路迟补濒 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of centripetal1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of centripetal1
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Example Sentences
A mere arm鈥檚 length away from one another, the riders stay steady, thanks to centripetal force and prayers.
A: The evidence suggests that there are centripetal forces that keep metropolitan areas from continually expanding outward, and that centripetal force is going to remain.
Chung鈥檚 slice-of-life writing is nicely observed but gentle to a fault, circling around its themes widely and long enough to lose centripetal force.
But he argues they also need the centripetal force of 鈥渃ultural patriotism,鈥 to balance the centrifugal forces that this diversity ignites.
He pursued engineering first, becoming an artist in 1967 鈥 and he has essentially applied the technique of centripetal force in endless variations for more than five decades in his sculpture practice.
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