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Definition of
centripetal adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
centripetal
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
sɛnˈtrɪpət̮l
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/
,
(
technology
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moving or tending to move toward a center
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centripetal
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