Usually means: Force pulling object towards center.
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  1. centripetal force: Merriam-Webster
  2. centripetal force: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. centripetal force: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. centripetal force: Collins English Dictionary
  5. centripetal force: Vocabulary.com
  6. centripetal force: Wordnik
  7. centripetal force: Wiktionary
  8. centripetal force: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. centripetal force: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. centripetal force: Dictionary.com
  11. Centripetal force: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. centripetal force: Rhymezone
  13. centripetal force: FreeDictionary.org
  14. centripetal force: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. centripetal force: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. centripetal force: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. centripetal force: Encyclopedia

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  1. centripetal force: Medical dictionary

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  1. Misunderstood Physics Terms (No longer online)
  2. From Stargazers to Starships Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Centripetal Force: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
  4. Centripetal force: Physic and Astronomy Glossary

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  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (centripetal force)

noun:  (physics) The force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation.

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