Synonyms for centripetal
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sen-trip-i-tl |
| Phonetic Transcription : sɛnˈtrɪp ɪ tl |
Définition of centripetal
Origin :- 1709, from Modern Latin, coined 1687 by Sir Isaac Newton (who wrote in Latin), from Latin centri- alternative comb. form of centrum "center" (see center (n.)) + petere "to make for, go to; seek, strive after" (see petition (n.)). Centripetal force is Newton's vim ... centripetam.
- As in integrative : adj unifying
- My talent—if that's what you call it—was centrifugal, not centripetal.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various
- The centrifugal force has been overbalanced by the centripetal.
- Extract from : « A History of American Christianity » by Leonard Woolsey Bacon
- "Centrifugal, centripetal," he said, with his chin on his fist.
- Extract from : « Tales of Space and Time » by Herbert George Wells
- Their action, in this respect, was centripetal as well as centrifugal.
- Extract from : « Lives of the Engineers » by Samuel Smiles
- The powers which united have lost their specific, centripetal character.
- Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park
- From the inside of the same ring (probably on the side of the six ascending interradial beams) spring six centripetal teeth.
- Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel
- Europe has always been torn between centrifugal and centripetal forces.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
- For a centrifugal explosion, they substitute a centripetal adjustment.
- Extract from : « The Unpopular Review Vol. I » by Various
- "Paris is the centre of the world," if centripetal tendency is any proof of it.
- Extract from : « Pencillings by the Way » by N. Parker Willis
- And he had the centripetal, not the centrifugal temperament.
- Extract from : « Unicorns » by James Huneker
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