centripetal acceleration centripetal • centripetal force · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · centripetal acceleration · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 24 · · Length 10 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite in elliptical orbit. Synonyms: centripetal acceleration. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074