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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| New Latin ''centripetus'', from ''centr''- + [[Latin]] [[petere]] to go to, [[seek]] | | New Latin ''centripetus'', from ''centr''- + [[Latin]] [[petere]] to go to, [[seek]] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1709] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1709] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: proceeding or [[acting]] in a [[direction]] toward a [[center]] or [[axis]] | | *1: proceeding or [[acting]] in a [[direction]] toward a [[center]] or [[axis]] |
− | *2: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afferent afferent] | + | *2: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afferent afferent] |
| *3: tending toward centralization : [[unifying]] | | *3: tending toward centralization : [[unifying]] |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| '''Centripetal''' [[force]] (from [[Latin]] ''centrum'' "[[center]]" and ''petere'' "to seek") is a [[force]] that makes a body follow a curved [[path]]: its [[direction]] is always orthogonal to the [[velocity]] of the body, toward the fixed [[point]] of the instantaneous center of curvature of the path. Centripetal force is generally the [[cause]] of [[circular]] [[motion]]. | | '''Centripetal''' [[force]] (from [[Latin]] ''centrum'' "[[center]]" and ''petere'' "to seek") is a [[force]] that makes a body follow a curved [[path]]: its [[direction]] is always orthogonal to the [[velocity]] of the body, toward the fixed [[point]] of the instantaneous center of curvature of the path. Centripetal force is generally the [[cause]] of [[circular]] [[motion]]. |
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− | In [[simple]] terms, ''centripetal'' force is defined as a force which keeps a body moving with a [[uniform]] speed along a circular [[path]] and is directed along the [[radius]] towards the centre. The mathematical [[description]] was derived in 1659 by Dutch physicist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_Huygens Christiaan Huygens]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton Isaac Newton]'s description was: "A centripetal force is that by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or in any way tend, towards a [[point]] as to a [[center|centre]]."[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centripetal] | + | In [[simple]] terms, ''centripetal'' force is defined as a force which keeps a body moving with a [[uniform]] speed along a circular [[path]] and is directed along the [[radius]] towards the centre. The mathematical [[description]] was derived in 1659 by Dutch physicist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_Huygens Christiaan Huygens]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton Isaac Newton]'s description was: "A centripetal force is that by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or in any way tend, towards a [[point]] as to a [[center|centre]]."[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centripetal] |
| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *'''''[[Centrifugal]]''''' | | *'''''[[Centrifugal]]''''' |
| [[Category: Physics]] | | [[Category: Physics]] |