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Who proposed the term centripetal?

AHuygens
BHooke
CHalley
DNewton
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Newton
1. The name describes what the acceleration does. 2. Centripetal is a term proposed by Newton. 3. So the correct answer is Newton. _Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Ch 4 'Motion in a Plane'_
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