centripetal

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

Wikipedia

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

Antonyms

• centrifugal

Derived terms

• centripetal force

Translations

directed or moving towards a centre

Armenian: կենտրոնաձիգ (hy) (kentronajig) Bulgarian: центростремителен (bg) Czech: dostředivý (cs) m. Finnish: sentripetaalinen, keskihakuinen

French: centripète (fr) Russian: центростремительный (ru) Spanish: centrípeto (es)

of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force

Armenian: կենտրոնաձիգ (hy) (kentronajig)

Greek: κεντρομόλος (el)

directed towards the central nervous system

Armenian: կենտրոնաձիգ (hy) (kentronajig) Finnish: keskihakuinen (fi)

Spanish: centrípeto (es)