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Antonyms
1. centripetal
adjective. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system.
Synonyms
- sensory
- receptive
Antonyms
- nonabsorbent
- impervious
- disintegrative
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2. centripetal
adjective. tending to move toward a center.
Synonyms
- inward-developing
Antonyms
- extrasensory
- unreceptive
3. centripetal
adjective. tending to unify.
Synonyms
- unifying
- centralising
Antonyms
- corticospinal tract
- motor nerve
- pyramidal motor system
Sentences with centripetal
1. Adjective
An object has to be moving when a centripetal force acts at a right angle to its motion in order for it to move in a circle.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Curiously enough, however, rotational motion boasts another kind of acceleration, called centripetal ("center-seeking") acceleration.