centripetal

English Thesaurus

1. tending to move toward a center (adj.all)

similar	:	inward-developing,
definition	:	toward an axis, as in a sunflower; the oldest flowers are near the edge, the youngest in the center (adj.all)

similar	:	inward-moving,
definition	:	moving or directed toward the center or axis, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve (adj.all)

2. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system (adj.all)

similar	:	afferent,
definition	:	of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS (adj.all)

3. tending to unify (adj.all)

similar	:	centralising, centralizing,
definition	:	tending to draw to a central point (adj.all)

4. tending to move toward a center (adj.all)

antonym	:	centrifugal,
definition	:	tending to move away from a center (adj.all)

5. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system (adj.all)

derivation	:	pick up, receive,
definition	:	register (perceptual input) (verb.perception)

6. tending to move toward a center (adj.all)

antonym	:	centrifugal,
definition	:	tending to move away from a center (adj.all)

7. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system (adj.all)

derivation	:	pick up, receive,
definition	:	register (perceptual input) (verb.perception)