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centripetal force

force that makes a moving body follow a curved path
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centripetal force

Summary

centripetal force has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • centripetal force is a type of force[2].
  • centripetal force's Commons category is recorded as Centripetal force[3].
  • centripetal force is the opposite of reactive centrifugal force[4].
  • centripetal force comprises force[5].
  • centripetal force comprises mass[6].
  • centripetal force comprises velocity[7].
  • centripetal force comprises radius[8].
  • centripetal force's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[9].
  • centripetal force's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/centripetal-force[10].
  • centripetal force's has effect is recorded as centripetal acceleration[11].
  • centripetal force's has effect is recorded as curvilinear motion[12].
  • centripetal force's different from is recorded as centrifugal force[13].
  • centripetal force's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].
  • centripetal force's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[15].

Body

Definition and Type

centripetal force is a type of force[2]. It is the opposite of reactive centrifugal force[4].

Use and Application

Components include force[5], a concept in physics[16]; mass[6], a kind of quantity[17]; velocity[7]; and radius[8].

Why It Matters

centripetal force has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → force, mass, velocity +1
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Different from → centrifugal force
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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