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centripetal force

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: centrifugal force

Broader terms: force

History

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Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: middelpuntsoekende krag — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Albanian: forca qendërsynuese — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Arabic: قوة جذب مركزي — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Armenian: կենտրոնաձիգ ուժ (kentronajig už) — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Asturian: fuercia centrípeta — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Basque: indar zentripetu — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Bengali: কেন্দ্রমুখী বল (kendromukhi bol) — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Bulgarian: центростремителна сила (centrostremitelna sila) — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Catalan: força centrípeta — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 向心力 (xiàngxīnlì) — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Czech: dostředivá síla — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Danish: centripetalkraft — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Dutch: middelpuntzoekende kracht — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Esperanto: centripeta forto — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Estonian: tsentripetaaljõud — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Finnish: keskihakuisvoima — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Finnish: keskihakuvoima — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Finnish: sentripetaalivoima — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • French: force centripète — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Galician: forza centrípeta — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Georgian: ცენტრისკენული ძალა (cenṭrisḳenuli ʒala) — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • German: Zentripetalkraft — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Greek: κεντρομόλος δύναμη (kentromólos dýnami) — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Hindi: अभिकेन्द्रीय बल (abhikendrīya bal) — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Hungarian: centripetális erő — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Icelandic: miðsóknarkraftur — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Indonesian: gaya sentripetal — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Irish: fórsa láraimsitheach — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Italian: forza centripeta — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Japanese: 求心力 — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Japanese: 向心力 — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Korean: 구심력 (gusimnyeok) — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Latvian: centrtieces spēks — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Lithuanian: įcentrinė jėga — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Macedonian: центрипетална сила (centripetalna sila) — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Malay: daya memusat — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Malayalam: അഭികേന്ദ്രബലം (abhikēndrabalaṁ) — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Norwegian: sentripetalkraft — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Persian: نیروی مرکزگرا — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Polish: siła dośrodkowa — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Portuguese: força centrípeta — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Romanian: forță centripetă — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Russian: центростремительная си́ла (centrostremitelʹnaja síla) — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Slovak: dostredivá sila — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Spanish: fuerza centrípeta — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Swedish: centripetalkraft — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Tagalog: gitisig — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Tagalog: tungaing isig — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Turkish: merkezcil kuvvet — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Ukrainian: доцентрова сила (docentrova syla) — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Urdu: مرکز مائل قوت — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
  • Welsh: grym mewngyrchol — the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation