inward-moving

1. 1.

   moving or directed toward the center or axis, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve

   Similarcentripetal

Questions about inward-moving

What does inward-moving mean?

inward-moving means "moving or directed toward the center or axis, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve".

How many syllables are in inward-moving?

inward-moving has 4 syllables and divides as in-ward--mo-ving under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is inward-moving a common word?

inward-moving is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.