Main Entry:

¹cen·trif·u·gal

Pronunciation:

\sen-ˈtri-fyə-gəl, -ˈtri-fi-, especially British ˌsen-tri-ˈfyü-gəl\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

New Latin centrifugus, from centr- + Latin fugere to flee — more at fugitive

Date:

circa 1721

1 : proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis 2 : using or acting by centrifugal force <a centrifugal pump> 3 : efferent 4 : tending away from centralization : separatist <centrifugal tendencies in modern society>

— cen·trif·u·gal·ly \-gə-lē\ adverb