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centripetal

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English

Etymology

From New Latin centripetālis coined by Sir Isaac Newton, from Latin centrum (center) + petō (to seek, aim) + -al. Analysable as centri- + -petal.

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centripetal (not comparable)

  1. Directed or moving towards a centre.
  2. Of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force.
  3. (neuroanatomy, of a nerve impulse) Directed towards the central nervous system; afferent.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German zentripetal. By surface analysis, centripet + -al. Both the English and the German adjectives have their origin in the root of the Latin for 'centrum', combined with the Latin for 'searching': 'petere', and the suffix for adjectives '-al'. The Latin verb 'fugere', = 'fleeing', forms the second part of 'centrifugal', the antonym of 'centripetal'.

Adjective

centripetal m or n (feminine singular centripetală, masculine plural centripetali, feminine and neuter plural centripetale)

  1. centripetal

Declension

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