Centrifugal
(adjective)
- Moving away from a centre.
- 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:
- A centrifugal pump uses a spinning impeller to force fluid to the periphery.
- Centrifugal force pushed the liquid to the edges of the drum.
- The centrifugal fan forces air outwards, away from the center of rotation.
- Centrifugal forces cause the sugar solution to move outwards in the spinning drum.
- The centrifugal force generated by the spinning wheel throws the mud off to the rim.