英语词汇“centripetal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cen•trip•e•tal adj.

Physicsmoving or directed toward the center(opposed to centrifugal ):When you twirl a string with a rock at the end of it, the string provides centripetal force.

cen•trip•e•tal•ly, adv. See -pet-.

cen•trip•e•tal adj.

Physicsdirected toward the center (opposed to centrifugal).
Physicsoperating by centripetal force.
[Physiol.]afferent.

Neo-Latin centripet(us) center-seeking (centri- centri- + -petus, derivative of Latin petere to seek) + -al¹
1700–10

cen•trip′e•tal•ism, n.
cen•trip′e•tal•ly, adv.

centripetal /sɛnˈtrɪpɪt^əl; ˈsɛntrɪˌpiːt^əl/ adj

acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre
Compare centrifugal
of, concerned with, or operated by centripetal force

Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin centripetus seeking the centre; see centri-, -petal

cenˈtripetally adv

单词	centripetal
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 cen•trip•e•tal /sɛnˈtrɪpɪtəl/USA pronunciation adj. Physicsmoving or directed toward the center(opposed to centrifugal ):When you twirl a string with a rock at the end of it, the string provides centripetal force. cen•trip•e•tal•ly, adv. See -pet-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 cen•trip•e•tal (sen trip′i tl),USA pronunciation adj. Physicsdirected toward the center (opposed to centrifugal). Physicsoperating by centripetal force. [Physiol.]afferent. Neo-Latin centripet(us) center-seeking (centri- centri- + -petus, derivative of Latin petere to seek) + -al¹ 1700–10 cen•trip′e•tal•ism, n. cen•trip′e•tal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: centripetal /sɛnˈtrɪpɪt^əl; ˈsɛntrɪˌpiːt^əl/ adj acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre Compare centrifugal of, concerned with, or operated by centripetal force Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin centripetus seeking the centre; see centri-, -petal cenˈtripetally adv
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