All 3 Uses of
centripetal
in
Leaves of Grass
- One of that centripetal and centrifugal gang I turn and talk like man leaving charges before a journey.†
Chpt 3 *
- Of the interminable sisters, Of the ceaseless cotillons of sisters, Of the centripetal and centrifugal sisters, the elder and younger sisters, The beautiful sister we know dances on with the rest.†
Chpt 16
- You unseen force, centripetal, centrifugal, through space's spread, Rapport of sun, moon, earth, and all the constellations, What are the messages by you from distant stars to us? what Sirius'? what Capella's?†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(centripetal) tending to move toward a center
or:
tending to centralize