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" (27 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (8)
Related words (13)
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
5 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
8 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 13 languages.
Armenian
3 entries- կենտրոնաձիգ adj (directed or moving towards a centre)
- կենտրոնաձիգ adj (of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force)
- կենտրոնաձիգ adj (directed towards the central nervous system)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- mərkəzəqaçma adj (directed or moving towards a centre)
- mərkəzəqaçma adj (of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force)
Bulgarian
1 entries- центростремителен adj (directed or moving towards a centre)
Catalan
3 entries- centrípet adj (directed or moving towards a centre)
- centrípet adj (of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force)
- centrípet adj (directed towards the central nervous system)
Czech
1 entries- dostředivý adj (directed or moving towards a centre)
Finnish
3 entries- keskihakuinen adj (directed or moving towards a centre)
- keskihakuinen adj (directed towards the central nervous system)
- sentripetaalinen adj (directed or moving towards a centre)
French
1 entries- centripète adj (directed or moving towards a centre)
German
1 entries- zentripetal adj (directed or moving towards a centre)
Greek
1 entries- κεντρομόλος adj (of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force)
Irish
1 entries- láraimsitheach adj (directed or moving towards a centre)
Russian
1 entries- центростремительный adj (directed or moving towards a centre)
Spanish
2 entries- centrípeto adj (directed or moving towards a centre)
- centrípeto adj (directed towards the central nervous system)
Welsh
1 entries- canolgyrchol adj (directed or moving towards a centre)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
It was a centripetal time, with me at the centre, everything gravitating towards me.
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