noun
the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body
• Ant: ↑centrifugal force
• Hypernyms: ↑force
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noun, pl ⋯ forces [count, noncount]
physics : a force that pulls an object moving in a circular path toward the center of its path — compare ↑centrifugal force
Useful english dictionary. 2012.