centripetal
a . 向心的
向心的
centripetal adj 1 :
tending to move toward a center ; "
centripetal force "
[
ant : {
centrifugal }]
2 :
tending to unify [
synonym : {
centripetal }, {
unifying (
a )}]
3 :
of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system ; "
sensory neurons " [
synonym :
{
centripetal }, {
receptive }, {
sensory (
a )}]
Centripetal \
Cen *
trip "
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tal \,
a . [
L .
centrum center petere to move toward .]
1 .
Tending ,
or causing ,
to approach the center .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Bot .)
(
a )
Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence ,
and proceeding in order towards the summit .
(
b )
Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit ,
as some embryos .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center ;
as ,
the centripetal calcification of a bone .
--
R .
Owen .
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{
Centripetal force } (
Mech .),
a force whose direction is towards a center ,
as in case of a planet revolving round the sun ,
the center of the system ,
See {
Centrifugal force },
under {
Centrifugal }.
{
Centripetal impression } (
Physiol .),
an impression (
sensory )
transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the body inwards ,
to the central organ .
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1913 Webster ]
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "
centripetal ":
approaching ,
asymptotic ,
centrolineal ,
concentrating ,
concurrent ,
confluent ,
confocal ,
connivent ,
consolidating ,
converging ,
focal ,
meeting ,
mutually approaching ,
radial ,
radiating ,
tangent ,
tangential ,
unifying ,
uniting
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