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centrifugal

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centrifugal

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

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\-gə-lē\ adverb

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