centripetencen.

Brit.

/ˌsɛntrᵻˈpiːt(ə)ns/,

/sɛnˈtrɪpᵻt(ə)ns/,

/s(ə)nˈtrɪpᵻt(ə)ns/, U.S.

/sɛnˈtrɪpəd(ə)ns/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Latin centripetus , -ence suffix; centripetency n.

Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin centripetus (see centripetal adj.) + -ence suffix, or an alteration (after words in -ence suffix) of centripetency n. Compare French centripétence (1771). Compare earlier centripetency n. and its etymon post-classical Latin centripetentia . Compare also earlier centrifugence n.

Now rare.

Movement or tendency towards the centre; = centripetency n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > towards a centre

centripetency1709

centripetalism1820

centripetence1850

1850 R. W. Emerson Uses of Great Men in Representative Men i. 32 The centripetence augments the centrifugence.

1898 H. A. Castle Army Mule iv. 187 The bristling units..will submit their centripetence to his awe-compelling centrifugence.

1919 Jrnl. Internat. Relations 9 274 Rendered intensely partisan by his personal centripetence.

1988 F. Garber Self, Text, & Romantic Irony iv. 134 Byron saw the cul-de-sac developing and knew that he needed only a single degree of centripetence to take it to its conclusion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centripetence
释义	centripetencen. Brit. /ˌsɛntrᵻˈpiːt(ə)ns/, /sɛnˈtrɪpᵻt(ə)ns/, /s(ə)nˈtrɪpᵻt(ə)ns/, U.S. /sɛnˈtrɪpəd(ə)ns/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Latin centripetus , -ence suffix; centripetency n. Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin centripetus (see centripetal adj.) + -ence suffix, or an alteration (after words in -ence suffix) of centripetency n. Compare French centripétence (1771). Compare earlier centripetency n. and its etymon post-classical Latin centripetentia . Compare also earlier centrifugence n. Now rare. Movement or tendency towards the centre; = centripetency n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > towards a centre centripetency1709 centripetalism1820 centripetence1850 1850 R. W. Emerson Uses of Great Men in Representative Men i. 32 The centripetence augments the centrifugence. 1898 H. A. Castle Army Mule iv. 187 The bristling units..will submit their centripetence to his awe-compelling centrifugence. 1919 Jrnl. Internat. Relations 9 274 Rendered intensely partisan by his personal centripetence. 1988 F. Garber Self, Text, & Romantic Irony iv. 134 Byron saw the cul-de-sac developing and knew that he needed only a single degree of centripetence to take it to its conclusion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1850
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