- centripetus
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centripète
Dictionarium Latino-Gallicum botanicae. 2013.
Dictionarium Latino-Gallicum botanicae. 2013.
Centripĕtal — (v. lat.), was sich nach dem Mittelpunkte zuwendet; so Centripetus (Bot.), dem Mittelpunkte od. der Achse zugewendet; Centripeta radicula, Gegensatz von Centrifuga radicula (s.d.), wenn das Keimwurzelchen gegen die Fruchtachse hin gerichtet ist;… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
centrípeto — (Del lat. centrum, centro + petere, dirigirse a.) ► adjetivo/ sustantivo femenino FÍSICA Se aplica a la fuerza que atrae o impele hacia el centro. ANTÓNIMO centrífugo * * * centrípeto, a (del lat. cient. «centripetus») adj. Fís. Se aplica a la… … Enciclopedia Universal
centripetal — adjective Etymology: New Latin centripetus, from centr + Latin petere to go to, seek more at feather Date: 1709 1. proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis 2. afferent 3. tending toward centralization ; unifying • … New Collegiate Dictionary
centripeto — cen·trì·pe·to agg. 1a. TS fis. che tende verso il centro: movimento centripeto Contrari: centrifugo. 1b. CO fig., che tende ad accentrare: atteggiamento centripeto Contrari: centrifugo. 2. TS bot. di infiorescenza, che sviluppa i fiori periferici … Dizionario italiano
centripetal force — cen|trip|e|tal force [senˌtrıpıtl ˈfo:s US ˈfo:rs] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : Modern Latin; Origin: centripetus, from centr center + Latin petere to go to, try to find ] technical a force which makes things move towards the centre of something… … Dictionary of contemporary English
centripetal — [ˌsɛntrɪ pi:t(ə)l, sɛn trɪpɪt(ə)l] adjective Physics moving towards a centre. Derivatives centripetally adverb Origin C18: from mod. L. centripetus, from L. centrum (see centre) + petus seeking (from petere seek ) … English new terms dictionary
centripetalan — centripètālan prid. <odr. lnī> DEFINICIJA fiz. koji teži ili biva privlačen prema središtu; sredotežan, opr. centrifugalan SINTAGMA centripetalna sila sila koja vuče prema središtu ETIMOLOGIJA nlat. centripetus ≃ centri + lat. petere:… … Hrvatski jezični portal
centripetal — /sɛnˈtrɪpətl / (say sen tripuhtl) adjective 1. proceeding or directed towards the centre. 2. operating by centripetal force. 3. Physiology → afferent. {New Latin centripetus centre seeking + al1} –centripetally, adverb …
centrípeto — centrípeto, ta (Del lat. cient. centripetus). adj. Mec. Que se mueve hacia el centro o atrae hacia él. ☛ V. fuerza centrípeto … Diccionario de la lengua española
centripetal — [sen trip′ət l] adj. [ModL centripetus (coined by NEWTON2 Sir Isaac < CENTRI + L petere, to fall, rush at: see FEATHER + AL] 1. moving or tending to move toward a center 2. using or acted on by centripetal force … English World dictionary
centripetal — adj. moving or tending to move towards a centre (cf. CENTRIFUGAL). Phrases and idioms: centripetal force the force acting on a body causing it to move about a centre. Derivatives: centripetally adv. Etymology: mod.L centripetus f. L centrum… … Useful english dictionary