{"id":4286,"date":"2021-06-03T04:34:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T04:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/centripetal-acceleration\/"},"modified":"2021-06-03T04:34:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T04:34:47","slug":"centripetal-acceleration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/centripetal-acceleration\/","title":{"rendered":"centripetal acceleration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In order to fully establish the meaning of the term centripetal acceleration, the first thing to do is determine its etymological origin. In this regard, we can highlight the following:
-Acceleration derives from Latin, specifically from \u201cacceleratio\u201d, which is the action that consists of increasing speed. It is the result of the sum of three components: the prefix \u201cad-\u201d, which can be translated as \u201ctowards\u201d; the adjective \"celer\", which is synonymous with \"fast\"; and the suffix \"-cion\", which indicates \"action and effect\".
-Centripeta, on the other hand, comes from Latin too, from \"centripetus\".<\/p>\n

Acceleration<\/strong> is he process and result of accelerating<\/strong>: make it speed up. Acceleration is also the magnitude<\/strong> that reflects the increase in speed in a temporary unit.<\/p>\n

\"CentripetalCentripetal<\/strong>is what attracts to him center<\/strong> or moving towards him. The idea of \u200b\u200bcenter, on the other hand, can be used with reference to the point that is in the middle of something, equidistant from the edges or limits.<\/p>\n

Is named centripetal acceleration<\/strong> to magnitude<\/strong> which is linked to the modification<\/strong> of the direction<\/strong> of the velocity<\/strong> of a body moving along a path of the type curved<\/strong>. Before this trajectory, the centripetal acceleration is directed to the center of curvature of the path in question.<\/p>\n

It is important to note that when an object travels in a curvilinear path, its velocity<\/strong> it always experiences directional changes, even when the speed is constant. This is because direction, beyond speed, is never constant.<\/p>\n

In other words: a Body<\/strong> can perform a Uniform circular motion<\/strong>, maintaining a constant speed while making a circular path. However, despite the constant speed, its speed is not constant because it is a magnitude that is tangent to the trajectory, and it changes its direction repeatedly while making the circle.<\/p>\n

The centripetal acceleration, therefore, does not change the speed module, but it does alter its direction<\/strong>, enabling the development of trajectory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

When we talk about centripetal acceleration, inevitably another type of acceleration always comes to mind, centrifugal. This new term is used to refer to the acceleration that bodies acquire as a consequence of what is known as the effect of centrifugal force. This force is defined as a fictitious type that occurs when describing the displacement of any object in a reference system, which is in rotation.<\/p>\n

Of the latter we can highlight the following data of interest:
-It is totally radial, perpendicular to what is the movement of the body.
-It is identified by the fact that it is directed outwards.
-It can be broken down into two: the component in the radial direction and the component in the north-south direction.
-It increases as it does the same what is the aforementioned centrifugal force.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

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