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centripetal force
DEFINITIONS OF:
centripetal force
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n
the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body
Antonyms:
centrifugal force
the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body
Type of:
force
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
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