centripetal UK /ˌsɛn.tɹɪˈpiː.tl̩/US /sɛnˈtɹɪp.ə.tl̩/ adjective2 •Directed or moving towards a centre.It was a centripetal time, with me at the centre, everything gravitating towards me. — 1988 •Directed towards the central nervous system; afferent.
