CENTRIPETAL

• (adj.) tending to move toward a center

  "centripetal force"

  A constant centripetal force enables the boomerang to continue in its circular path. -added by Aswathy_inlas

• (adj.) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

  "sensory neurons"

  synonyms : receptive , sensory

  The centripetal nerves carry the impressions from the surface of the skin to the centre. -added by Aswathy_inlas

  Large receptive fields allow the cell to detect changes over a wider area -added by sradha_inlas

• (adj.) tending to unify

  synonyms : unifying

  Meditation is believed to move from physical relaxation to the centripetal forces in one’s soul and relax both. -added by Aswathy_inlas

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