释义 |
cenˈtripetally, adv. [f. centripetal a. + -ly2.] In a centripetal manner or direction; from the exterior towards the interior or centre.
1854R. Owen in Circ. Sc. (1865) II. 57/2 Ossification..proceeds centripetally. 1881Pennsylv. Sch. Jrnl. XXX. 86 While the adult may be educated centrifugally, the child must be educated centripetally. 1884Bower & Scott De Bary's Phaner. 362 The development..begins at the periphery of the ring, and in general proceeds centripetally. |