Definitions for centripetal
sɛnˈtrɪp ɪ tlcen·tripetal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. centripetaladjective

   tending to move toward a center

   "centripetal force"

2. centripetal, unifying(a)adjective

   tending to unify

3. centripetal, receptive, sensory(a)adjective

   of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

   "sensory neurons"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. centripetaladjective

   directed or moving towards a centre

2. centripetaladjective

   of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force

3. centripetaladjective

   directed towards the central nervous system; afferent

4. Etymology: From coined by Sir Isaac Newton, from Latin centri- (centrum) "center" + petere "to fall, rush out"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Centripetaladjective

   Having a tendency to the center; having gravity.

   Etymology: from centrum and peto, Lat.

   The direction of the force, whereby the planets revolve in their orbits, is towards their centres; and this force may be very properly called attractive, in respect of the central body, and centripetal, in respect of the revolving body. George Cheyne.

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1. centripetal

   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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1. centripetal

   Centripetal generally refers to something that moves or is directed towards a center. It originates from the Latin words "centrum," meaning center, and "petere," meaning to seek. This term is often used in physical and natural sciences to describe a force or an inclination guiding a certain entity towards the center of its circular path or to the focus of its system.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Centripetaladjective

   tending, or causing, to approach the center

2. Centripetaladjective

   expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit

3. Centripetaladjective

   having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit, as some embryos

4. Centripetaladjective

   progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone

5. Etymology: [L. centrum center + petere to move toward.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Centripetal

   sen-trip′et-al, adj. of a force impelling a body towards some point as a centre. [L. centrum, and pet-ĕre, to seek.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of centripetal in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of centripetal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=centripetal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Centripetal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=centripetal
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centripetal
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centripetal
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=centripetal