Question

defination of Centripetalforce​

Answer 1

Explanation:

A centripetal force is a force that makes a body follow a curved path. Its direction is always orthogonal to the motion of the body and towards the fixed point of the instantaneous center of curvature of the path.

Answer 2

Answer:

The force, acting upon a body moving along a curved path, that is directed toward the center of curvature of the path and constrains the body to the path.

Explanation:

A centripetal force (from Latin centrum,  is a force that makes a body follow a curved path. Its direction is always orthogonal to the motion of the body and towards the fixed point of the instantaneous center of curvature of the path. Isaac Newton described it as "a force by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or in any way tend, towards a point as to a centre". In Newtonian mechanics, gravity provides the centripetal force causing astronomical orbits.