"centripetal force" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: centripetal forces [plural]
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  1. (physics) The force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation. Wikipedia link: centripetal force Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Acceleration, Physics Related terms: centrifugal force Translations (the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation): middelpuntsoekende krag (Afrikaans), forca qendërsynuese (Albanian), قوة جذب مركزي (Arabic), կենտրոնաձիգ ուժ (kentronajig už) (Armenian), fuercia centrípeta [feminine] (Asturian), indar zentripetu (Basque), কেন্দ্রমুখী বল (kendromukhi bol) (Bengali), центростремителна сила (centrostremitelna sila) [feminine] (Bulgarian), força centrípeta [feminine] (Catalan), 向心力 (xiàngxīnlì) (Chinese Mandarin), dostředivá síla [feminine] (Czech), centripetalkraft [common-gender] (Danish), middelpuntzoekende kracht (Dutch), centripeta forto (Esperanto), tsentripetaaljõud (Estonian), keskihakuisvoima (Finnish), keskihakuvoima (Finnish), sentripetaalivoima (Finnish), force centripète (French), forza centrípeta [feminine] (Galician), Zentripetalkraft [feminine] (German), κεντρομόλος δύναμη (kentromólos dýnami) (Greek), अभिकेन्द्रीय बल (abhikendrīya bal) (Hindi), centripetális erő (Hungarian), miðsóknarkraftur [masculine] (Icelandic), gaya sentripetal (Indonesian), fórsa láraimsitheach (Irish), forza centripeta [feminine] (Italian), 求心力 (Japanese), 向心力 (Japanese), 구심력 (gusimnyeok) (Korean), centrtieces spēks (Latvian), įcentrinė jėga (Lithuanian), центрипетална сила (centripetalna sila) [feminine] (Macedonian), daya memusat (Malay), അഭികേന്ദ്രബലം (abhikēndrabalaṁ) (Malayalam), sentripetalkraft (Norwegian), نیروی مرکزگرا (Persian), siła dośrodkowa [feminine] (Polish), força centrípeta [feminine] (Portuguese), forță centripetă [feminine] (Romanian), центростремительная си́ла (centrostremitelʹnaja síla) (Russian), dostredivá sila [feminine] (Slovak), fuerza centrípeta [feminine] (Spanish), centripetalkraft [common-gender] (Swedish), gitisig (Tagalog), tungaing isig (Tagalog), merkezcil kuvvet (Turkish), доцентрова сила (docentrova syla) [feminine] (Ukrainian), مرکز مائل قوت (Urdu), grym mewngyrchol (Welsh)
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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          "roman": "centrostremitelna sila",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "向心力"
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "middelpuntzoekende kracht"
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "centripeta forto"
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          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "tsentripetaaljõud"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "keskihakuisvoima"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "keskihakuvoima"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "sentripetaalivoima"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "force centripète"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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          "word": "forza centrípeta"
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kentromólos dýnami",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "κεντρομόλος δύναμη"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "abhikendrīya bal",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "centripetális erő"
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "gaya sentripetal"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "fórsa láraimsitheach"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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          "word": "forza centripeta"
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          "code": "ja",
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "求心力"
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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          "roman": "gusimnyeok",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "구심력"
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "įcentrinė jėga"
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          "roman": "centripetalna sila",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "abhikēndrabalaṁ",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "അഭികേന്ദ്രബലം"
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "sentripetalkraft"
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        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "نیروی مرکزگرا"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "siła dośrodkowa"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "força centrípeta"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "forță centripetă"
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        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "centrostremitelʹnaja síla",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "центростремительная си́ла"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dostredivá sila"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "fuerza centrípeta"
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "centripetalkraft"
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "gitisig"
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "tungaing isig"
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          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "merkezcil kuvvet"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "docentrova syla",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "доцентрова сила"
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          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
          "word": "مرکز مائل قوت"
        },
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "middelpuntsoekende krag"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
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      "word": "forca qendërsynuese"
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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "قوة جذب مركزي"
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      "roman": "kentronajig už",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "կենտրոնաձիգ ուժ"
    },
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fuercia centrípeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "indar zentripetu"
    },
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "kendromukhi bol",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "কেন্দ্রমুখী বল"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "centrostremitelna sila",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "центростремителна сила"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "força centrípeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiàngxīnlì",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "向心力"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dostředivá síla"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "centripetalkraft"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "middelpuntzoekende kracht"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "centripeta forto"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "tsentripetaaljõud"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "keskihakuisvoima"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "keskihakuvoima"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "sentripetaalivoima"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "force centripète"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "forza centrípeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zentripetalkraft"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kentromólos dýnami",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "κεντρομόλος δύναμη"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "abhikendrīya bal",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "अभिकेन्द्रीय बल"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "centripetális erő"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "miðsóknarkraftur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "gaya sentripetal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "fórsa láraimsitheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "forza centripeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "求心力"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "向心力"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gusimnyeok",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "구심력"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "centrtieces spēks"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "įcentrinė jėga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "centripetalna sila",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "центрипетална сила"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "daya memusat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "abhikēndrabalaṁ",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "അഭികേന്ദ്രബലം"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "sentripetalkraft"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "نیروی مرکزگرا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "siła dośrodkowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "força centrípeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "forță centripetă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "centrostremitelʹnaja síla",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "центростремительная си́ла"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dostredivá sila"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fuerza centrípeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "centripetalkraft"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "gitisig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "tungaing isig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "merkezcil kuvvet"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "docentrova syla",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "доцентрова сила"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "مرکز مائل قوت"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation",
      "word": "grym mewngyrchol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "centripetal force"
}

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