centrípeto

See also: centripeto

Portuguese

Etymology

From New Latin centripetus, coined by Sir Isaac Newton, based on Latin centrum "center".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽˈtɾi.pe.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽˈtɾi.pe.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽˈtɾi.pe.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽˈtɾi.pɨ.tu/

• Hyphenation: cen‧trí‧pe‧to

Adjective

centrípeto (feminine centrípeta, masculine plural centrípetos, feminine plural centrípetas)

1. centripetal

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin centripetus, coined by Sir Isaac Newton, based on Latin centrum (“center”) + petō (“to seek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θenˈtɾipeto/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪ɾi.pe.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /senˈtɾipeto/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾi.pe.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ipeto
• Syllabification: cen‧trí‧pe‧to

Adjective

centrípeto (feminine centrípeta, masculine plural centrípetos, feminine plural centrípetas)

1. centripetal

   Antonym: centrífugo

Derived terms

• fuerza centrípeta f

 

Further reading

• “centrípeto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10