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单词 centripetalism
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cen•trip•e•tal /sɛnˈtrɪpɪtəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. 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 tripi tl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Physicsdirected toward the center (opposed to centrifugal).
  2. Physicsoperating by centripetal force.
  3. [Physiol.]afferent.
  • Neo-Latin centripet(us) center-seeking (centri- centri- + -petus, derivative of Latin petere to seek) + -al1
  • 1700–10
cen•tripe•tal•ism, n. 
cen•tripe•tal•ly, adv. 

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