• The [acceleration] towards the center of the circle is known as [centripetal acceleration].

    An object traveling in a circular path may have a constant speed, but it is not traveling in a straight line. The velocity and direction are changing as velocity is a [vector]. A change in velocity means the object is accelerating.


    Centripetal acceleration meaning & definition 1 of Centripetal acceleration.


  • (of a turning object) moving towards the point around which it is turning:

    Centripetal acceleration meaning & definition 2 of Centripetal acceleration.

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