Centrifugal (adjective)

  1. Moving away from a centre.
  2. Relating to or denoting a type of force or effect that tends to move things away from a centre.

Origin:

Late 16th century: from latin centrum "centre" + fugere "to flee".

Examples:

  1. A centrifugal pump uses a spinning impeller to force fluid to the periphery.
  2. Centrifugal force pushed the liquid to the edges of the drum.
  3. The centrifugal fan forces air outwards, away from the center of rotation.
  4. Centrifugal forces cause the sugar solution to move outwards in the spinning drum.
  5. The centrifugal force generated by the spinning wheel throws the mud off to the rim.
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