cen‧trip‧e‧tal force /senˌtrɪpətl ˈfɔːs, senˌtrɪpɪtl ˈfɔːs $ -ˈfɔːrs/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: centripetus, from centr- 'center' + Latin petere 'to go to, try to find']
technical a force which makes things move towards the centre of something when they are moving around it
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