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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'centripetal' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions centripetal adjective  directed or moving towards a centre of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force (context, of a nerve impulse) directed towards the central nervous system; afferent Etymology: From coined by w:Sir Isaac Newton, Sir Isaac Newton, from L. centri- (centrum) "center" + petere "to fall, rush out"        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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