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| cen·trip·e·tal [ sen tríppət'l ] |
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1. physics toward center: acting, moving, or pulling toward a center or axis.
See also centrifugaladj (sense 1)
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2. technology employing centripetal force: using or operated by centripetal force
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3. physiology
Same as afferent
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4. botany developing inward: describes a plant part or tissue that develops from the perimeter inward
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5. politics centralizing power: tending to concentrate political or administrative power in a central authority
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| [Early 18th century. < modern Latin centripetus "seeking the center" < Latin petere (see petition)] |
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  cen·trip·e·tal·ly adverb |
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