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/
- (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)
Further reading
- “centrípeto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “centrípeto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin centripetus, coined by Sir Isaac Newton, based on Latin centrum (“center”) + petō (“to seek”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θenˈtɾipeto/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪ɾi.pe.t̪o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /senˈtɾipeto/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾi.pe.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ipeto
- Syllabification: cen‧trí‧pe‧to
Adjective
centrípeto (feminine centrípeta, masculine plural centrípetos, feminine plural centrípetas)
- centripetal
- Antonym: centrífugo
Derived terms
Further reading
- “centrípeto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025