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1. (adj.) centripetal
directed toward the center.
2. centripetal
pertaining to or operated by centripetal force.
3. centripetal
Physiol. afferent.
Etymology: (1700–10; < NL centripet(us) center-seeking)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) centripetal
tending to move toward a center
"centripetal force"
2. (adj) centripetal, unifying(a)
tending to unify
3. (adj) centripetal, receptive, sensory(a)
of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
"sensory neurons"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) centripetal
tending, or causing, to approach the center
2. (adj) centripetal
expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit
3. (adj) centripetal
having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit, as some embryos
4. (adj) centripetal
progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone
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