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centripetal definition
centripetal |
Grep of noun centripetal centripetal acceleration centripetal force Overview of adj centripetal The adj centripetal has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. centripetal -- (tending to move toward a center; "centripetal force") 2. centripetal, unifying -- (tending to unify) 3. centripetal, receptive, sensory -- (of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons") Antonyms of adj centripetal 3 senses of centripetal Sense 1 centripetal (vs. centrifugal) centrifugal (vs. centripetal) => outward-moving => outward-developing Sense 2 centripetal, unifying(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA centralizing) -> decentralizing, decentralising Sense 3 centripetal, receptive, sensory(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA afferent) -> efferent, motorial Similarity of adj centripetal 3 senses of centripetal Sense 1 centripetal (vs. centrifugal) => inward-moving => inward-developing Sense 2 centripetal, unifying(postnominal) => centralizing(postnominal) (vs. decentralizing), centralising(postnominal) Sense 3 centripetal, receptive, sensory(postnominal) => afferent (vs. efferent) Attributes of adj centripetal Familiarity of adj centripetal centripetal used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj centripetal centripetal Overview of adj centripetal The adj centripetal has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. centripetal -- (tending to move toward a center; "centripetal force") 2. centripetal, unifying -- (tending to unify) 3. centripetal, receptive, sensory -- (of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons")
centripetal definition
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