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centripetal 

(noun) - a physical force acting upon an object that opposes centrifugal force, thus forcing an object to the center. The word originates from the roots centri (meaning center) and petal (like a flower). Centri.....petal, kind of like Sesame Street.
Nick tried to tell is friends at the Harley Davidson Cafe that centripetal was a word, but because nobody believed him, he had to go home and let google prove his point for him.
centripetal by Dr. Albert Einstein December 26, 2005
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Centripetal acceleration 

The acceleration towards the center of the circle is known as centripetal acceleration.

An object traveling in a circular path may have a constant speed, but it is not traveling in a straight line. The velocity and direction are changing as velocity is a vector. A change in velocity means the object is accelerating.
Centripetal force provides the centripetal acceleration.

Centripenile Force 

The force exerted by a penis when spun in a circular motion or meat spinning
Damn, Corey can spin his dick hard. The Centripenile Force must be insane.
Centripenile Force by crandice02 February 19, 2019

Centrifecal 

The force by which life spins too hard for you keep all this shit to yourself anymore.
Things in her life had been going wrong so consistently over the last several months that she could no longer resist the long contained centrifecal force of her own silence, and blurted out the unpleasant details to anyone who would listen.
Centrifecal by tenshihi December 7, 2019

Centrimental 

Sounding to the mind as high ranking or executive, due to common stereotypical names given as such, even though it is not high ranking or executive.
The rank "executive member" was centrimental, and given to him just so he would stop complaining.

Centripetous

The quality of a kind of charisma that brings together people like-interested for a certain purpose that would otherwise go unharnessed.
“All these guys usually have such a hard time getting up in the mornings, but our very centripetous pastor manages to somehow bring them together super early every morning.”
Centripetous by TheMaydayMan July 12, 2026
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