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centripetal

adjective

Tending to move toward a center

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Word length
11
Starts with
C
Ends with
L
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
15

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adjective

  1. Tending to move toward a center

    “Centripetal force”

adjective

  1. Of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

    “Sensory neurons”

adjective

  1. Tending to unify

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Centripetal force
Sensory neurons

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