As the years progressed, Newton completed his work on universal gravitation, diffraction of light, centrifugal force, centripetal force, inverse-square law, bodies in motion and the variations in tides due to gravity.
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Centripetal
/sɛnˈtɹɪp.ə.tl̩/
Synonyms for "centripetal" (26 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
centerwardcenterward force
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2 entriescentripetal accelerationcentripetal force
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5 entriescentripetal accelerationcentripetal directioncentripetal equationcentripetal forcecentripetal motion
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2 entriesmore centripetalmost centripetal
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It was a centripetal time, with me at the centre, everything gravitating towards me.
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