Definitions for centrifugal
sɛnˈtrɪf yə gəl, -ə gəlcen·trifu·gal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. centrifugaladjective

   tending to move away from a center

   "centrifugal force"

2. centrifugaladjective

   tending away from centralization, as of authority

   "the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress"

3. centrifugal, motor(a)adjective

   conveying information to the muscles from the CNS

   "motor nerves"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. centrifugaladjective

   Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.

2. centrifugaladjective

   Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.

3. centrifugaladjective

   Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.

4. Etymology: From centrum + fugio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Centrifugaladjective

   Having the quality acquired by bodies in motion, of receding from the centre.

   Etymology: from centrum and fugio, Lat.

   They described an hyperbola, by changing the centripetal into a centrifugal force. George Cheyne, Philosophical Principles.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. centrifugal

   Centrifugal refers to the phenomenon or force that makes objects move outwards, away from the center when they are rotating or moving along a curved path. The term is often used in the context of physics and engineering to describe the apparent force acting on a body in circular motion that pushes it away from the center of rotation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Centrifugaladjective

   tending, or causing, to recede from the center

2. Centrifugaladjective

   expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster

3. Centrifugaladjective

   having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos

4. Centrifugalnoun

   a centrifugal machine

5. Etymology: [L. centrum center + fugere to flee.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Centrifugal

   sen-trif′ū-gal, adj. relating to the force directed towards the centre of curvature constantly required to keep a body moving in a curve instead of in its natural straight line: (bot.) applied to an inflorescence when the development proceeds from the apex towards the base of the axis or leaf, as opposed to centripetal, when it is from the base upwards towards the apex.—n. Cen′trifuge, a centrifugal machine. [L. centrum, and fug-ĕre, to flee from.]

How to pronounce centrifugal?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say centrifugal in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of centrifugal in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of centrifugal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of centrifugal in a Sentence

1. Robin Green:

   That's the whole thing with the hog. It's you and 80 wild horses under your butt, just sitting on 10 square inches where the rubber meets the road. That hurricane gale wind whipping you in the face, leaning into a curve you can feel that gravity wanting to suck you down into it and what do you do Give it a little more gas. Pure centrifugal force. You can see yourself hurtling ass end over teakettle into oblivion.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=centrifugal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Centrifugal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=centrifugal
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centrifugal
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=centrifugal