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centripetal in German

centripetal in German is zentripetal — centripetal means moving or pointing inward, toward the middle of something.

centripetal in German

zentripetal
adj
Directed or moving towards a centre.

What does "centripetal" mean?

  1. adj Moving or pointing inward, toward the middle of something.
    "It was a centripetal time, with me at the centre, everything gravitating towards me."
  2. adj Carrying nerve signals in towards the brain and spinal cord.
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centripetal in a sentence

  • It was a centripetal time, with me at the centre, everything gravitating towards me.

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What is "centripetal" in German?
"centripetal" in German is zentripetal. centripetal means: Moving or pointing inward, toward the middle of something.
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