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centripetal adjective. E18.
[from mod. Latin centripetus, from centrum CENTRE noun + -petus seeking, from petere seek: see -AL1.]
Moving or tending to move towards a centre (lit. & fig.; opp. centrifugal); centripetal force, the force directed towards the centre of rotation which acts upon a body in circular motion. E18.
Chiefly Botany. Developing or progressing from the periphery inwards. M19.
centripetally adverb M19.