"Centripetency" is a word in ENGLISH

búyok - To bend, curve, incline, cause to lean; be prone to, have a—propensity for,— tendency towards,—leaning to,— proneness,—predisposition,—inclination,— bias,—bent,—set,—turn,—warp. …

The state of being central; tendency towards a center.

Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; …

A falling off towards a worse state; a downward tendency; deterioration; decay; as, the declension of virtue, of science, of …

A falling off; a tendency to a worse state; diminution or decay; deterioration; also, the period when a thing is …

The tendency of organs (as roots) of plants to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the …

A tendency of leaves or other organs of plants to have their dorsal surface faced towards the rays of light.

The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center of attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the …

A tendency towards moisture.

With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put …

Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as, …

A tendency towards another body or point.

The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism.

Not bound by orthodox tenets or established forms in political or religious philosophy; independent in opinion; not conservative; friendly to …

The doctrine that there is a tendency throughout nature toward improvement.

The tendency of the mind toward, or its preoccupation with, physical phenomena; materialism in philosophy and religion.

A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point toward the south pole.

Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect …

Hence, it indicates motion, course, or tendency toward a time, a state or condition, an aim, or anything capable of …

The preposition to primarily indicates approach and arrival, motion made in the direction of a place or thing and attaining …