In a manner that moves toward or directs attention toward a center; with an inward-directed tendency.
From centripetal adjective (Latin centrum + petere 'to seek') plus adverbial -ly. Contrasts with centrifugally, describing opposite directional tendencies.
In physics, centripetal force actually is a real force unlike centrifugal, and using the adverb 'centripetally' correctly in a sentence proves you understand that real inward forces bind orbiting objects rather than fake outward ones.
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