centripetal

English

Etymology

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

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 (kentronajig)
• Bulgarian: центростремителен (centrostremitelen)
• Catalan: centrípet m
• Czech: dostředivý m
• Finnish: sentripetaalinen, keskihakuinen

• French: centripète (fr)
• Irish: láraimsitheach
• Russian: центростремительный (ru) (centrostremitelʹnyj)
• Spanish: centrípeto (es)

of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force

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

• Greek: κεντρομόλος (el) (kentromólos)

directed towards the central nervous system

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

• Finnish: keskihakuinen
• Spanish: centrípeto (es)