centripetal
Example Sentences
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A mere arm’s length away from one another, the riders stay steady, thanks to centripetal force and prayers.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
A: The evidence suggests that there are centripetal forces that keep metropolitan areas from continually expanding outward, and that centripetal force is going to remain.
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022
But he argues they also need the centripetal force of “cultural patriotism,” to balance the centrifugal forces that this diversity ignites.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022
He pursued engineering first, becoming an artist in 1967 — and he has essentially applied the technique of centripetal force in endless variations for more than five decades in his sculpture practice.
From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2022
"Oh, yeah. The ship isn't spinning right now. No centripetal gravity."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
