| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb cerebripetally.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (cerebripetally) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective cerebripetal.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CEREBRIPETAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Cerebripetal \Cer`e*brip"e*tal\, adjective. [Cerebrum Latin petere to seek.]. (references) |
