centripetal (adj.)

  1. tending to move toward a center; centripetal force'

  2. tending to unify

    [ Syn: unifying ]

  3. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; sensory neurons

    [ Syn: receptive , sensory ]

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