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
- 。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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