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centripetalenUK
cen·trip·e·tal C0203500 (sĕn-trĭp′ĭ-tl)adj.1. Moving or directed toward a center or axis.2. Operated by means of centripetal force.3. Physiology Transmitting nerve impulses toward the central nervous system; afferent.4. Botany Developing or progressing inward toward the center or axis, as in the head of a sunflower, in which the oldest flowers are near the edge and the youngest flowers are in the center.5. Tending or directed toward centralization: the centripetal effects of a homogeneous population.
cen·trip′e·tal·ly adv.centripetal (sɛnˈtrɪpɪtəl; ˈsɛntrɪˌpiːtəl) adj1. (General Physics) acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre. Compare centrifugal2. (General Physics) of, concerned with, or operated by centripetal force3. (Botany) botany (esp of certain inflorescences) developing from the outside towards the centre4. (Physiology) physiol another word for afferent[C17: from New Latin centripetus seeking the centre; see centri-, -petal] cenˈtripetally advcen•trip•e•tal (sɛnˈtrɪp ɪ tl)
adj. 1. directed toward the center. 2. pertaining to or operated by centripetal force. 3. Physiol. afferent. [1700–10; < New Latin centripet(us) center-seeking] cen•trip′e•tal•ly, adv. centrifugal, centripetal - Centrifugal force pulls away or pushes outward; centripetal draws toward or pulls inward.See also related terms for pushing.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | centripetal - tending to move toward a center; "centripetal force"centrifugal - tending to move away from a center; "centrifugal force" | | 2. | centripetal - tending to unifyunifyingcentralising, centralizing - tending to draw to a central point | | 3. | centripetal - of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons"sensory, receptiveafferent - of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses" |
TranslationsκεντρομόλοςcentripètecentripetocentripetalenUK
centripetal1. acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre 2. of, concerned with, or operated by centripetal force 3. Botany (esp of certain inflorescences) developing from the outside towards the centre 4. Physiol another word for afferentcentripetal[‚sen′trip·əd·əl] (mechanics) Acting or moving in a direction toward the axis of rotation or the center of a circle along which a body is moving. centripetalenUK
centripetal [sen-trip´ĕ-t'l] 1. moving towards a center.2. afferent (def. 1).cen·trip·e·tal (sen-trip'ĕ-tăl), 1. Synonym(s): afferent2. Denoting the direction of the force pulling an object toward an axis of rotation. Synonym(s): axipetal [L. centrum, center, + peto, to seek] centripetal (sĕn-trĭp′ĭ-tl)adj.1. Moving or directed toward a center or axis.2. Operated by means of centripetal force.3. Physiology Transmitting nerve impulses toward the central nervous system; afferent.4. Botany Developing or progressing inward toward the center or axis, as in the head of a sunflower, in which the oldest flowers are near the edge and the youngest flowers are in the center.5. Tending or directed toward centralization: the centripetal effects of a homogeneous population.
cen·trip′e·tal·ly adv.cen·trip·e·tal (sen-tripĕ-tăl) 1. Synonym(s): afferent. 2. Denoting the direction of the force pulling an object toward an axis of rotation.
Synonym(s): axipetal. [L. centrum, center, + peto, to seek]centripetal moving inwards towards a centre of rotation.af·fer·ent (af'ĕr-ĕnt) Inflowing; conducting toward a center. Opposite of efferent.
Synonym(s): centripetal (1) . [L. afferens, fr. af-fero, to bring to]centripetalenUK
Related to centripetal: centripetal accelerationSynonyms for centripetaladj tending to move toward a centerAntonymsadj tending to unifySynonymsRelated Wordsadj of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous systemSynonymsRelated Words |