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CENTRIPETAL FORCE

\sˈɛntɹa͡ɪptə͡l fˈɔːs], \sˈɛntɹa‍ɪptə‍l fˈɔːs], \s_ˈɛ_n_t_ɹ_aɪ_p_t_əl f_ˈɔː_s]\

Definitions of CENTRIPETAL FORCE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

That f. which impels a body toward a given central point, especially that f. which keeps a revolving body in its orbit, and resists the action of the centrifugal f.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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