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)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin centripetus, coined by Sir Isaac Newton, based on Latin centrum (“center”) + petō (“to seek”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θenˈtɾipeto/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪ɾi.pe.t̪o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /senˈtɾipeto/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾi.pe.t̪o]
- 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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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