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

Terms derived from centripetal

• 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)