A centripetal force (from Latin centrum center and petere to seek) is a force that makes a body follow a curved path. Its direction is always orthogonal to the motion of the body and towards the fixed point of the instantaneous center of curvature of the path.
There are a number of things that can cause a whitish coating or white spots to develop on the tongue, including the f ollowing: 1  Leukoplakia. 2  Oral thrush. 3  Oral lichen planus.
A tongue that looks white in patches may indicate another condition, thrush, a type of oral yeast infection. This may be caused if you have recently taken antibiotics, and itâs not uncommon in infants and the elderly.enerally, the occasional white tongue, especially when the whole tongue is white (not white in spots or patches), is due to minor inflammation of papillae, the tiny bumps that coat your tongue.