What does "centripetal force" mean?

The force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation.

Centripetal force

Common synonyms include: adduction, affinity, allurement, attractance, attraction, attractiveness.

noun

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Noun

1
The force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation. countable, uncountable
"A Centripetal force is that by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or any way tend, towards a point as to a centre."
2
the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body wordnet

"A Centripetal force is that by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or any way tend, towards a point as to a centre."