centripetal
[adjective]
Synonyms: integrative, centralizing, compacting, concentrating, consolidating, unifying

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centripetal adjective

1. moving or tending to move towards a centre
   Collocations: Centripetal is used with these nouns:

   • force
   Word Originearly 18th cent.: from modern Latin centripetus, from Latin centrum (from Greek kentron ‘sharp point, stationary point of a pair of compasses’, related to kentein ‘to prick’) + -petus ‘seeking’ (from petere ‘seek’).

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