CENTRIPETAL FORCE


Meaning of CENTRIPETAL FORCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1686

: the force that is necessary to keep an object moving in a curved path and that is directed inward toward the center of rotation

a string on the end of which a stone is whirled about exerts centripetal force on the stone

— compare centrifugal force

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