centripetal

as inintegrative

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adj unifying

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integrative

adjective. unifying

Word Origin & History

1709, from Modern Latin, coined 1687 by Sir Isaac Newton (who wrote in Latin), from Latin centri- alternative comb. form of centrum "center" (see center (n.)) + petere "to make for, go to; seek, strive after" (see petition (n.)). Centripetal force is Newton's vim ... centripetam.

Example Sentences for centripetal

My talent—if that's what you call it—was centrifugal, not centripetal.

The centrifugal force has been overbalanced by the centripetal.

"Centrifugal, centripetal," he said, with his chin on his fist.

Their action, in this respect, was centripetal as well as centrifugal.

The powers which united have lost their specific, centripetal character.

From the inside of the same ring (probably on the side of the six ascending interradial beams) spring six centripetal teeth.

Europe has always been torn between centrifugal and centripetal forces.

For a centrifugal explosion, they substitute a centripetal adjustment.

"Paris is the centre of the world," if centripetal tendency is any proof of it.

And he had the centripetal, not the centrifugal temperament.

centripetal

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Synonyms for centripetal

integrative