Text: [Mechanical] A body revolving around its axis has a tendency to fly off from the center - this is its centrifugal force. The force which prevents it from thus flying off is called the centripetal force. These are central forces, and are, of course, equal and opposite.

See Also: GRAVITY; NEUTRAL NEGATIVE AGGREGATION; NEGATIVE; FORCE-ATOMIC; FORCE-CREATED; LAWS OF BEING; LAW OF ASSIMILATION

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