centrifugal

Adjective

1. tending to move away from a center; “centrifugal force”
   • Antonyms
     • centripetal
   • Similar to
     • outward-developing
     • outward-moving
2. tending away from centralization, as of authority; “the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress”
   • Similar to
     • decentralizing
     • decentralising
3. conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; “motor nerves”
   • Synonyms
     • motor
   • Similar to
     • efferent
     • motorial

centripetal

Adjective

1. tending to move toward a center; “centripetal force”
   • Antonyms
     • centrifugal
   • Similar to
     • inward-developing
     • inward-moving
2. tending to unify
   • Synonyms
     • unifying
   • Similar to
     • centralizing
     • centralising
3. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; “sensory neurons”
   • Synonyms
     • receptive
     • sensory
   • Similar to
     • afferent
   • Related
     • pick up
     • receive