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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

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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