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centripetal forces

centripetal forces is the plural of centripetal force.

Meaning of centripetal force

Noun

centripetal force (countable and uncountable, plural centripetal forces)

  1. 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

Questions about centripetal forces

What is centripetal forces the plural of?
Centripetal forces is the plural of centripetal force.

Words near centripetal forces in the dictionary

  1. centriologenesis
  2. centripedal
  3. centripetal
  4. centripetal acceleration
  5. centripetal force
  6. centripetal forces
  7. centripetalism
  8. centripetalisms
  9. centripetally
  10. centripetence
  11. centripetency

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