centrifugal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌsɛn.tɹɪˈfjuː.ɡl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /sɛnˈtɹɪf.(j)ə.ɡl̩/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /sɛnˈtɹɪf.jʊ.ɡl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation, rare)
Etymology
From New Latin centrifugālis, coined by Christiaan Huygens from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”) + -al.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
- (not-comparable) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
- (not-comparable) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Antonyms
Deriveds
centrifugal force · centrifugalism · magnetocentrifugal · centrifugalise · centrifugalize · centrifugally · ultracentrifugal · cytocentrifugal
Translations (19)
el φυγόκεντρος (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · gu કેન્દ્રત્યાગી (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · ar نَابِذ (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · nl middelpuntvliedend (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · nn sentrifugal (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · ga lártheifeach (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · pl odśrodkowy (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · ru центробе́жный (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · de zentrifugal (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · hy կենտրոնախույս (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · bg центробежен (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · nb sentrifugal (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · fr centrifuge (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · nl centrifugaal (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · lt išcentrinis (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · az mərkəzdənqaçma (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · fi sentrifugaalinen (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · fi keskipakoinen (tending, or causing, to recede from the center) · cs odstředivý (tending, or causing, to recede from the center)