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centripetal

1 antonym for centripetal — opposites grouped by meaning.

Adj — Moving or pointing inward, toward the middle of something.

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From New Latin centripetālis, coined by Sir Isaac Newton from Latin centrum ("center") plus petō ("to seek, aim") plus -al. It can be analysed as centri- + -petal.

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