centripetal

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin centripetālis coined by Sir Isaac Newton, from Latin centrum (“center”) + petō (“to seek, aim”) +‎ -al. Analysable as centri- +‎ -petal. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /sɛnˈtɹɪp.ə.tl̩/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɛn.tɹɪˈpiː.tl̩/, (rare) /sɛnˈtɹɪp.ə.tl̩/ === Adjective === centripetal (not comparable) Directed or moving towards a centre. (neuroanatomy, of a nerve impulse) Directed towards the central nervous system; afferent. ==== Antonyms ==== centrifugal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German zentripetal. By surface analysis, centripet +‎ -al. Both the English and the German adjectives have their origin in the root of the Latin for 'centrum', combined with the Latin for 'searching': 'petere', and the suffix for adjectives '-al'. The Latin verb 'fugere', = 'fleeing', forms the second part of 'centrifugal', the antonym of 'centripetal'. === Adjective === centripetal m or n (feminine singular centripetală, masculine plural centripetali, feminine/neuter plural centripetale) centripetal ==== Declension ====