centrifugal C2 Topic:The Human Body US /sɛnˈtɹɪf.(j)ə.ɡl̩/ UK /ˌsɛn.tɹɪˈfjuː.ɡl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #46253 Meanings 1 adj tending to move away from a center Centrifugal force. 2 adj tending away from centralization, as of authority The division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress. 3 noun A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses. Where the sequencing of the centrifugals is accomplished by the triggering of a function in the process cycle, a buffer zone (nonproductive time) has to be inserted in the cycle time prior to this action. 4 adj conveying information to the muscles from the CNS Thesaurus Synonyms 4 adj · conveying information to... motor ↔ Opposites centripetal Word family Forms centrifugally Derived forms centrifugalisecentrifugalismcentrifugalizecentrifugallycytocentrifugalmagnetocentrifugalultracentrifugal Common collocations centrifugal pump Adjective + noun Etymology From New Latin centrifugālis, coined by Christiaan Huygens from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”) + -al. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # centrifugal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /sɛnˈtɹɪf.(j)ə.ɡl̩/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsɛn.tɹɪˈfjuː.ɡl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 46253 ## Meanings 1. tending to move away from a center 2. tending away from centralization, as of authority 3. A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses. 4. conveying information to the muscles from the CNS ## Examples - Centrifugal force. - The division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress. - Where the sequencing of the centrifugals is accomplished by the triggering of a function in the process cycle, a buffer zone (nonproductive time) has to be inserted in the cycle time prior to this action. ## Antonyms - centripetal ## Derived Forms - centrifugalise - centrifugalism - centrifugalize - centrifugally - cytocentrifugal - magnetocentrifugal - ultracentrifugal ## Etymology From New Latin centrifugālis, coined by Christiaan Huygens from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”) + -al. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown