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Meanings of centripetal force in English

Portuguese
força centrípeta
Catalan
força centrípeta

The inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body.

força centrípeta
Usage of centripetal force in English
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The centrifugal tendency could no longer be controlled by the centripetal force.
The Soul of the Far East
2
It is important to note that centripetal force is still some force.
Wired
3
With this definition, centripetal force would be real and centrifugal not real.
Wired
4
Most textbooks use the centripetal force term and use it correctly.
Wired
5
Outward circumstances form the centripetal force, which keeps us in ours.
Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing
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In the world this directing is called centripetal force, also gravitation.
Heaven and its Wonders and Hell
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You see, the district-attorney's office represents the centripetal force of society.
Phantom Wires: A Novel
8
Victor followed them, already feeling the centripetal force pull him to the floor.
Earth Unaware
9
When spinning, centripetal force produces tension in the dough and stretches it out.
Wired
10
May not this so-called centripetal force be identical with terrestrial gravitation?
A History of Science — Volume 2
11
In this case, the tension would be the centripetal force.
Wired
12
Overcoming that tension requires a centripetal force that exceeds it.
Wired
13
I felt a tug, like static electricity or centripetal force, pulling me toward him.
The Water Witch
14
It's the centrifugal force (not to be confused with the centripetal force).
Wired
15
Thus the spokes might be likened to centripetal force.
The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages
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The centripetal force is exerted on the radial line, as on the line, A O, Fig.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886
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