Jacob Campbell
Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW

I'm a father, husband, and educator committed to growing as a person and creating change for those with less power. I serve as an Associate Professor of Social Work at Heritage University. My work spans school social work, mental health, and youth with behavioral challenges. I'm passionate about educational innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and supporting students in becoming effective change agents.

Jacob Campbell
Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW

I'm a father, husband, and educator committed to growing as a person and creating change for those with less power. I serve as an Associate Professor of Social Work at Heritage University. My work spans school social work, mental health, and youth with behavioral challenges. I'm passionate about educational innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and supporting students in becoming effective change agents.

centrifugal versus centripetal

While reading Mani (2013), I came across centrifugal versus centripetal as a new word. This paradox between things that drive you to the center and away at the same time is an interesting description.

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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

There are 161 definitions in the project. Most definitions were taken from Terminology app, which is based on the Princeton University's WordNet lexical database. The following is a listing of all of the terms included.

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Reference Author: Mani (2013)

Reference Citation:

Mani, L. (2013). The integral nature of things: Critical reflections on the present. New Delhi: Routledge.

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