Centripetal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tending to move toward a center

tending to unify

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚpɹˌeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈɪsɐmˌiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈɪsɐmˌiːn/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚpɹˌeɪ/.

Examples

centripetal force
sensory neurons

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

receptive unifying sensory

Antonyms

centrifugal

Parts of Speech

adjective	tending to move toward a center “centripetal force”
adjective	tending to unify
adjective	of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system “sensory neurons”

Word Forms

receive

verb

register (perceptual input)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zentripetal

tendiert dazu, sich in Richtung eines Zentrums zu bewegen

🇫🇷French

centripète

tendant à se déplacer vers un centre

🇪🇸Spanish

centrípeto

tendiendo a moverse hacia un centro

🇮🇹Italian

centripeto

tendente a spostarsi verso un centro

🇳🇱Dutch

centripetaal

neiging om naar een centrum te bewegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

centrípeto

tendendo a se mover em direção a um centro

🇷🇺Russian

центростремительный

имеет тенденцию двигаться к центру

India

🇮🇳Hindi

केंद्र की ओर जानेवाला

एक केंद्र की ओर बढ़ने की प्रवृत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

কেন্দ্রমুখী

একটি কেন্দ্রের দিকে অগ্রসর হওয়ার প্রবণতা

🇮🇳Tamil

மையவிலக்கு

ஒரு மையத்தை நோக்கி நகர முனைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సెంట్రిపెటల్

కేంద్రం వైపు వెళ్లేందుకు మొగ్గు చూపుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

केंद्राभिमुख

केंद्राकडे जाण्याची प्रवृत्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેન્દ્રબિંદુ

કેન્દ્ર તરફ જવાનું વલણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೇಂದ್ರಾಭಿಮುಖ

ಕೇಂದ್ರದ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಚಲಿಸಲು ಒಲವು ತೋರುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കേന്ദ്രാഭിമുഖം

ഒരു കേന്ദ്രത്തിലേക്ക് നീങ്ങാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

مرکز ی

مرکز کی طرف بڑھنے کا رجحان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

向心的

倾向于向中心移动

🇯🇵Japanese

求心的な

中心に向かって移動する傾向がある

🇰🇷Korean

구심성의

중앙으로 이동하는 경향이 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hướng tâm

có xu hướng di chuyển về phía trung tâm

🇹🇭Thai

สู่ศูนย์กลาง

มีแนวโน้มจะเคลื่อนเข้าสู่ศูนย์กลาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sentripetal

cenderung bergerak menuju pusat

🇵🇭Filipino

sentripetal

may posibilidad na lumipat patungo sa isang sentro

🇲🇾Malay

sentripetal

cenderung untuk bergerak ke arah pusat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجاذبية

تميل إلى التحرك نحو المركز

🇮🇷Persian

مرکزگرا

تمایل به حرکت به سمت یک مرکز

🇹🇷Turkish

merkezcil

bir merkeze doğru hareket etme eğiliminde

🇮🇱Hebrew

צנטריפטלי

נוטה לנוע לכיוון מרכז

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