centripetal

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌsɛn.tɹɪˈpiː.tl̩/|/sɛnˈtɹɪp.ə.tl̩/    美 /sɛnˈtɹɪp.ə.tl̩/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Directed or moving towards a centre. not-comparable
    — It was a centripetal time, with me at the centre, everything gravitating towards me.
  2. Directed towards the central nervous system; afferent. not-comparable

词汇关系

反义词
centrifugal
衍生词
centripetal acceleration centripetal force centripetalism centripetally subcentripetal

词源

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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