| The second force, which balances the gravitational attraction, is known as the centripetal force. |
| The majority of these maneuvers require the use of centripetal force to hold both surfer and board in the correct place on the wave. |
| In the case of circular motion the unbalanced force is called the centripetal force. |
| So I told my aikido students that they must use centripetal force, not centrifugal force. |
| They can exercise a subtle, unseen influence, somewhat like a magnetic field or centripetal force, compelling us inexorably back on ourselves. |
| The melody spins in tight circles before ending where it began, held by centripetal force. |
