What is the meaning of centripetal?

adjective

  • Tending to move toward a center.
    • usage: "centripetal force"
  • Tending to unify.
  • Of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system.
    • usage: "sensory neurons"
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