centripetal force

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English - Turkish
merkezcil kuvvet
özekçil kuvvet
ortaya çekici kuvvet
merkezcil çekim kuvveti
English - English
The force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation
n. The component of force acting on a body in curvilinear motion that is directed toward the center of curvature or axis of rotation. Centripetal force is necessary for an object to move with circular motion. a force which makes things move towards the centre of something when they are moving around it (centripetus, from centr- + petere )
force which pulls objects toward the center around which they are moving
the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body