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centripetal

🇬🇧 UK/sen'tripitәl/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Directed or moving towards a centre; describing the force that keeps an object moving in a circular path

向心的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
centriprefix
+
petseek, aim, strive
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=centripetal

Common Collocations

  • 1.centripetal force向心力
  • 2.centripetal acceleration向心加速度

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Gravity provides the centripetal force that keeps planets in orbit.

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