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centripetal
adjective(cen-trip-e-tal)
proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
centripetal
adjective(cen-trip-e-tal)
afferent
centripetal
adjective(cen-trip-e-tal)
tending toward centralization : unifying
centripetal
noun(cen-trip-e-tal)
the force that is necessary to keep an object moving in a curved path and that is directed inward toward the center of rotation

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