sociopetal UK /ˌsəʊ.si.ə(ʊ)ˈpiː.tl̩/US /ˌsoʊ.si.o(ʊ)ˈpit(ə)l/ adjective1 •Of a place, etc.: involving the arrangement of a group of people so that each person can see and interact with the others. formsmore sociopetal · most sociopetal