centripetal force
centripetal force noun: the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation.
Noun
centripetal force (countable and uncountable, plural centripetal forces)
- The force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation.
- A Centripetal force is that by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or any way tend, towards a point as to a centre.1726, Isaac Newton, translated by Andrew Motte, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, published 1729
centripetal force meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
centripetal force in Hindi
- the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
- अभिकेन्द्रीय बल abhikendrīya bal
centripetal force in Tamil
- மையநோக்கு விசை, மைய நோக்கு விசை, மையநோக்குவிசை, மையநாட்ட விசை, மையநாட்டவிசை, மையம் நாடுவிசை
centripetal force in Urdu
- the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
- مرکز مائل قوت
centripetal force in Bengali
- the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
- কেন্দ্রমুখী বল kendromukhi bol
More languagesFewer languages
- centripetal force in Malayalam
- അഭികേന്ദ്രബലം abhikēndrabalaṁ
- centripetal force in Kannada
- ನಡು ಎಡೆಗಿನ ಸೆಳೆತ
- centripetal force in Tagalog
- gitisig, tungaing isig
- centripetal force in Arabic
- قوة جذب مركزي
- centripetal force in Malay
- daya memusat
- centripetal force in Indonesian
- gaya sentripetal
- centripetal force in Persian
- نیروی مرکزگرا
Forms of centripetal force
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Questions about centripetal force
- What does centripetal force mean?
- Centripetal force means the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation.
- What is centripetal force in Hindi?
- Centripetal force in Hindi is अभिकेन्द्रीय बल (abhikendrīya bal). See Centripetal force meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is centripetal force?
- Centripetal force is a noun.
- What is the plural of centripetal force?
- The plural of centripetal force is centripetal forces.
Words near centripetal force in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: centripetal force (page history and authors); centripetal force (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); centripetal force (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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