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Centripetal Force

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Noun

1. centripetal force

the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Centripetal Force

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noun
a force that acts inwards on any body that rotates or moves along a curved path and is directed towards the centre of curvature of the path or the axis of rotation
Compare centrifugal force

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Centripetal Force

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the force tending to pull a thing toward the center of rotation when it is rotating around a center

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Centripetal Force

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n.
The component of force acting on a body in curvilinear motion that is directed toward the center of curvature or axis of rotation. Centripetal force is necessary for an object to move with circular motion.

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