centrifugal force
noun
: the apparent force that is felt by an object moving in a curved path that acts outwardly away from the center of rotation compare centripetal force
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One gripped the corpse by the tail, spun it around to generate maximum torque, and, if his timing was right, released the rodent at peak centrifugal force.
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
That would mean the centrifugal force arising from a spinning universe becomes a force acting in all directions away from the universe's parent primordial white hole.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 June 2025
As engine revs increase, centrifugal force alters the valve timing by a few degrees, either advancing or retarding it.
—Utkarsh Sood
june 17, New Atlas, 17 June 2025
The same centrifugal forces tearing at the combination still pertain.
—Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
That would mean the centrifugal force arising from a spinning universe becomes a force acting in all directions away from the universe's parent primordial white hole.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 June 2025
As engine revs increase, centrifugal force alters the valve timing by a few degrees, either advancing or retarding it.
—Utkarsh Sood
june 17, New Atlas, 17 June 2025
The same centrifugal forces tearing at the combination still pertain.
—Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
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“Centrifugal force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centrifugal%20force. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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