'Central force' definitions:

Definition of 'Central force'

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Central \Cen"tral\, a. [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F. central. See Center.] Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points. [1913 Webster]
Central force (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center.
Center sun (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body about which M[aum]dler supposed the solar system together with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess characteristics of the position of such a body. [1913 Webster] Central