centripetal
Day 71Level 2sen-TRIP-i-tl
towards the center
moving towards the center
Part of Speech: adjective
Synonyms:
centralizing, unifying
Antonyms:
centrifugal
Example Sentence:
Satellites in space, remain in their orbit due to the effect of centripetal force.
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