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English adjective: centripetal | |||
| 1. | centripetal tending to move toward a center | ||
| Samples | Centripetal force. | ||
| Similar | inward-developing, inward-moving | ||
| Antonyms | centrifugal | ||
| 2. | centripetal tending to unify | ||
| Synonyms | unifying | ||
| Similar | centralising, centralizing | ||
| Antonyms | decentralising, decentralizing | ||
| 3. | centripetal of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system | ||
| Samples | Sensory neurons. | ||
| Synonyms | receptive, sensory | ||
| Similar | afferent | ||
| Antonyms | efferent, motorial | ||
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