centripète
See also: centripete
French
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Etymology
[edit]From centre + -i- + Latin peto.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /sɑ̃.tʁi.pɛt/
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Adjective
[edit]centripète (plural centripètes)
- (physics, kinematics) centripetal (directed or moving towards a centre)
- Coordinate term: centrifuge
- (figuratively) centripetal
Further reading
[edit]- “centripète”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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- French terms interfixed with -i-
- French terms derived from Latin
- French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peth₂-
- French compound terms
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- French terms with IPA pronunciation
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