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cen·tripetal force
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Princeton's WordNet
centripetal forcenoun
the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body
Wiktionary
centripetal forcenoun
The force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation.
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Centripetal force
A centripetal force (from Latin centrum, "center" and petere, "to seek") is a force that makes a body follow a curved path. The direction of the centripetal force is always orthogonal to the motion of the body and towards the fixed point of the instantaneous center of curvature of the path. Isaac Newton described it as "a force by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or in any way tend, towards a point as to a centre". In the theory of Newtonian mechanics, gravity provides the centripetal force causing astronomical orbits. One common example involving centripetal force is the case in which a body moves with uniform speed along a circular path. The centripetal force is directed at right angles to the motion and also along the radius towards the centre of the circular path. The mathematical description was derived in 1659 by the Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens.
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Centripetal force
Centripetal force is a force that makes a body follow a curved path: its direction is always orthogonal to the velocity of the body, toward the fixed point of the instantaneous center of curvature of the path. Centripetal force is generally the cause of circular motion. In simple terms, centripetal force is defined as a force which keeps a body moving with a uniform speed along a circular path and is directed along the radius towards the centre. The mathematical description was derived in 1659 by Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens. Isaac Newton's description was: "A centripetal force is that by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or in any way tend, towards a point as to a centre."
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of centripetal force in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of centripetal force in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- dostředivá sílaCzech
- ZentripetalkraftGerman
- fuerza centrípetaSpanish
- keskihakuisvoima, sentripetaalivoimaFinnish
- centripetális erőHungarian
- կենտրոնաձիգ ուժArmenian
- miðsóknarkrafturIcelandic
- 向心力, 求心力Japanese
- centripetal kraftNorwegian
- центростремительная силаRussian
- centripetalkraftSwedish
- gitisigTagalog
- 向心力Chinese
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