What does "centripetal'' mean?
1 Answer
Jun 9, 2018
I tried this:
Explanation:
I think it comes from latin:
centrum = center
petere =go to
it refers to vectorial quantities representing actions that operate perpendicularly to the direction of motion and towards a fixed point regarded as the center of a curved trajectory.
Examples of these kind of actions are the Centripetal Forces that help an object to describe a circumference (the tension in a string or friction in the tyres of a car).