Look up: centripetal


  1. centripetal
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sen-trip′ĕ-tăl Definitions: 1. Denoting the direction of the force pulling an object toward an axis of rotation. Synonyms: afferent, axipetal
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=16152

  2. centripetal
    [adj] - tending to unify 2. [adj] - of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system 3. [adj] - tending to move toward a center
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=centripetal

  3. Centripetal
    An adjective meaning 'centre-fleeing.'
    Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/c/e/centripetal/source.html

  4. Centripetal
    Cen·trip'e·tal adjective [ Latin centrum center + petere to move toward.] 1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center. 2. (Botany) (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/45

  5. centripetal
    Synonym: afferent. ... 2. Denoting the direction of the force pulling an object toward an axis of rotation. ... Synonym: axipetal. ... Origin: L. Centrum, centre, + peto, to seek ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?centripetal

  6. centripetal
    receptive adjective of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; `sensory neurons`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=centripetal

  7. centripetal
    unifying(a) adjective tending to unify
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=centripetal

  8. centripetal
    adjective tending to move toward a center; `centripetal force`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=centripetal

  9. centripetal
    (sәn-trip´ә-tәl) moving towards a center. afferent (def. 1).
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  10. Centripetal
    • (a.) Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit, as some embryos. • (a.) Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone. • (a.) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order t...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/centripetal/

  11. Centripetal
    In botany, centripetal is a term applied to a kinds of inflorescence being that kind in which the lower or outer flower is the first to expand, as in spikes, racemes, umbels, and corymbs. The laburnum, hemlock, and daisy are examples.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BC.HTM

  12. centripetal
    1) Inward-developing 2) Inward-moving
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/centripetal/1

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