1. directed or moving toward a center
Usage: physics
2. tending to unify or bring together toward a common center

Examples

• The centripetal force keeps the car moving in a circular path around the track.
• Gravity provides the centripetal acceleration that keeps planets orbiting the sun.
• The centripetal motion of the water creates a whirlpool effect.
• Political centripetal forces helped unite the scattered provinces.
• The centripetal tendency of the organization brought all departments under central control.
• Students learned about centripetal acceleration in their physics class.