向心 (xiàng xīn) — (physics) centripetal; (linguistics) endocentric

Definition

A technical term used in two fields. In physics, it means 'centripetal' (directed toward a center, as in centripetal force); in linguistics, it means 'endocentric' (a phrase whose head is the same category as the whole, e.g. red + car = car).

adjective

(physics) centripetal(linguistics) endocentric

Examples

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xiàng xīn Lì shǐ wù tǐ yán zhe yuán xíng guǐ dào yùn dòng.
Centripetal force makes objects move along a circular path.
向心。
Zhè ge gōng shì yòng lái jì suàn xiàng xīn jiā sù dù.
This formula is used to calculate centripetal acceleration.
，向心。
Zài yǔ yán xué zhōng, xiàng xīn jié gòu zhǐ de shì duǎn yǔ de zhōng xīn cí.
In linguistics, an endocentric structure refers to the head word of a phrase.

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