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CENTRIPETAL FORCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

The force which compels a rotating body to move inward toward the center of rotation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
CONT

[...] la force centripète tend à ramener vers le centre du disque, la pointe de lecture de la cellule phonocaptrice montée sur le bras de lecture d'un tourne-disque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
DEF

Fuerza radial originada en todo cuerpo que gira circularmente, de igual módulo y sentido contrario a la fuerza centrífuga, a la que contrarresta.

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