centripetal force
- noun
- /sɛnˈtrɪpɪtəl fɔrs/
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fuerza centrípeta
- The shared goal of improving the environment serves as a centripetal force that unites the members of the organization.
So Amazon is giving you this kind of centripetal force towards these sort of main mainstream modal things in the culture.
- So Amazon is giving you this kind of centripetal force towards these sort of main mainstream modal things in the culture.
Examples
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In times of crisis, a common purpose can provide a centripetal force that helps strengthen relationships among individuals.
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So Amazon is giving you this kind of centripetal force towards these sort of main mainstream modal things in the culture.
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The new community center acts as a centripetal force, bringing together people from different backgrounds for various activities.
Synonyms
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A person or group with power to make things happen
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A shared feeling or value that keeps people together
Antonyms
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Morphology
The adjective 'centripetal' literally means 'directed toward a center' and 'force' means an influence, so a learner who knows both constituents can compose them as an influence that pulls toward a center. This physical-to-social mapping (a force pulling things together) is a straightforward, regular metaphor and is cross-linguistically plausible, so the figurative meaning is directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Centripetal force comes from Latin parts centri- ('center') and petere ('to seek'), so it literally means 'seeking the center'. Because of this image, people use it for ideas or leaders that pull groups toward a common middle, so it means 'something that unites people'.