centripetal

centripetal

English

Etymology

From New Latin coined by Sir Isaac Newton, from Latin centrum (“center”) + petō, petere (“seek, aim”) +‎ -al.

Adjective

centripetal (not comparable)

1. Directed or moving towards a centre.
2. Of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force.
3. (neuroanatomy, of a nerve impulse) Directed towards the central nervous system; afferent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛnˈtɹɪpətəl/, /ˌsɛntɹəˈpiːtəl/

Antonyms

• centrifugal

Derived terms

• centripetal force
• centripetalism
• centripetally
• subcentripetal

 

Translations

directed or moving towards a centre

Armenian: կենտրոնաձիգ (hy) (kentronajig) Bulgarian: центростремителен (centrostremitelen) Catalan: centrípet m Czech: dostředivý m Finnish: sentripetaalinen (fi), keskihakuinen (fi) French: centripète (fr)

German: zentripetal (de) Irish: láraimsitheach Russian: центростремительный (ru) (centrostremitelʹnyj) Spanish: centrípeto (es) Welsh: canolgyrchol

of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force

Armenian: կենտրոնաձիգ (hy) (kentronajig) Catalan: centrípet m

Greek: κεντρομόλος (el) (kentromólos)

directed towards the central nervous system

Armenian: կենտրոնաձիգ (hy) (kentronajig) Catalan: centrípet m

Finnish: keskihakuinen (fi) Spanish: centrípeto (es)