CENTRIPETAL

centripetal

(adjective) tending to move toward a center; “centripetal force”

centripetal, receptive, sensory

(adjective) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; “sensory neurons”

centripetal, unifying

(adjective) tending to unify

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

centripetal (not comparable)

Directed or moving towards a centre.

Of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force.

(neuroanatomy, of a nerve impulse) Directed towards the central nervous system; afferent.

Antonyms

• centrifugal

Source: Wiktionary

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Cen*trip"e*tal, a. Etym: [L. centrum center + peter to more toward.]

1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center.

2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit. (b) Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit, as some embryos.

3. Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone. R. Owen. Centripetal force (Mech.), a force whose direction is towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round the sun, the center of the system, See Centrifugal force, under Centrifugal.

– Centripetal impression (Physiol.), an impression (sensory) transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the body inwards, to the central organ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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