NOUN | phenomenon | centripetal force | the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body |
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Meaning | The inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body. | |
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Broader | force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
Opposite | centrifugal force | The outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body |
Spanish | fuerza centrípeta | |
Catalan | força centrípeta |
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