Axipetal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Axipetal is an adjective meaning (physiology, dated) Seeking the axon.
Meaning
(physiology, dated) Seeking the axon.
More Meanings
- (chiefly physics) Tending toward the center or axis
Example Sentences
A general law has been laid down by van Gehuchten and Cajal, that all nerve impulses are axipetal, that is, they pass towards the attachment of the axon, by which they leave the body of the cell.
In a Galilean frame of reference, any point fixed relative to the Earth has an axipetal acceleration (ie directed toward the world's axis following the shortest distance, which is the perpendicular), of value Ω²(r sin θ).
Synonyms for axipetal
Depending on context, synonyms include centripetal, axopetal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include axipolar, paraxial, periplegmatic, quaquaversal, azimuthial, antiorthic.
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