centrifugal
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adjective \sen-ˈtri-fyə-gəl, -ˈtri-fi-, especially British ˌsen-tri-ˈfyü-gəl\Definition of CENTRIFUGAL
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: proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
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: using or acting by centrifugal force <a centrifugal pump>
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: efferent
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: tending away from centralization : separatist <centrifugal tendencies in modern society>
— cen·trif·u·gal·ly \-gə-lē\ adverb
See Origin of CENTRIFUGAL
New Latin centrifugus, from centr- + Latin fugere to flee — more at fugitive
First Known Use: circa 1721
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2centrifugal
nounDefinition of CENTRIFUGAL
: a centrifugal machine or a drum in such a machine
First Known Use of CENTRIFUGAL
1866
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cen·trif·u·gal
adjective \sen-ˈtrif-yə-gəl, -ˈtrif-i-gəl\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of CENTRIFUGAL
: passing outward (as from a nerve center to a muscle or gland) : efferent
—cen·trif·u·gal·ly \-gə-lē\ (audio pronunciation) adverb
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