centripetal
adjective
cen·trip·e·tal
sen-ˈtri-pə-tᵊl 
1
: proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
centripetal acceleration of a body
2
: afferent
centripetal nerves
3
: tending toward centralization : unifying
centripetal factors that hold the parts together
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An informed Mishima reader encounters a singular challenge: dragging Mishima’s work out of the shadow of his final act, with its centripetal pull on the imagination, to assess it on its own merits.
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Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Illustration: Rhett Allain The gravitational force makes the planet accelerate and move around in a circle (centripetal acceleration).
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2021
According to my coworkers, there's no better way to dry off tender herbs and lettuces than with the power of centripetal motion.
—Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 8 Oct. 2024
Also, the bigger the radius of the circle, the smaller the centripetal acceleration.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 15 Oct. 2021
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Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Illustration: Rhett Allain The gravitational force makes the planet accelerate and move around in a circle (centripetal acceleration).
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2021
According to my coworkers, there's no better way to dry off tender herbs and lettuces than with the power of centripetal motion.
—Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 8 Oct. 2024
Also, the bigger the radius of the circle, the smaller the centripetal acceleration.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 15 Oct. 2021
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“Centripetal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centripetal. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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centripetal
adjective
cen·trip·e·tal
sen-ˈtrip-ət-ᵊl
: proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
Medical Definition
centripetal
adjective
cen·trip·e·tal
sen-ˈtrip-ət-ᵊl
: passing inward (as from a sense organ to the brain or spinal cord) : afferent
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