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Webster 1913 Edition
Centripetal
Cen-trip′e-tal
,Adj.
[L.
centrum
center + petere
to move toward.] 1.
Tending, or causing, to approach the center.
2.
(Bot.)
(a)
Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit.
(b)
Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit, as some embryos.
3.
Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center;
as, the
. centripetal
calcification of a boneR. Owen.
Centripetal force
(Mech.)
, a force whose direction is towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round the sun, the center of the system, See
– Centrifugal force
, under Centrifugal
. Centripetal impression
(Physiol.)
, an impression (sensory) transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the body inwards, to the central organ.
Webster 1828 Edition
Centripetal
CENTRIPETAL
,Adj.
Definition 2024
centripetal
centripetal
English
Adjective
centripetal (not comparable)
- directed or moving towards a centre
- of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force
- (neuroanatomy, of a nerve impulse) directed towards the central nervous system; afferent
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
directed or moving towards a centre
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of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force
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directed towards the central nervous system
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