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centrifuge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/ (UK)

Etymology

From French centrifuge, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”). Equivalent to centri- + -fuge.

Meanings

1. A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
2. (figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
3. By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
centrifuges	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Relateds

centripetal · centrifugal force

Translations (47)

io centrifugilo (device for separation of substances) · de Zentrifuge (device for separation of substances) · ca centrífuga (device for separation of substances) · da centrifuge (device for separation of substances) · el φυγόκεντρος (device for separation of substances) · ru центрифу́га (device for separation of substances) · ka ცენტრიფუგა (device for separation of substances) · pl wirówka (device for separation of substances) · tr santrifüj (device for separation of substances) · fr centrifugeuse (device for separation of substances) · ko 원심분리기 (device for separation of substances) · kk үйірткі (device for separation of substances) · ca centrifugadora (device for separation of substances) · tr merkezkaç (device for separation of substances) · vi máy ly tâm (device for separation of substances) · he צֶנְטְרִיפוּגָה (device for separation of substances) · eo centrifugilo (device for separation of substances) · hu centrifuga (device for separation of substances) · cmn 離心機 /离心机 (device for separation of substances) · pt centrífuga (device for separation of substances) · te అపకేంద్ర యంత్రం (device for separation of substances) · ga lártheifneoir (device for separation of substances) · sq centrifuge (device for separation of substances) · es centrífuga (device for separation of substances) · ko 원심기 (device for separation of substances) · no sentrifuge (device for separation of substances) · ja 遠心機 (device for separation of substances) · uk центрифу́га (device for separation of substances) · cs odstředivka (device for separation of substances) · cy allgyrchydd (device for separation of substances) · nl droogzwierder (device for separation of substances) · ar طَرْد مَرْكَزِيّ (device for separation of substances) · la centrifugium (device for separation of substances) · sv centrifug (device for separation of substances) · fi linko (device for separation of substances) · hi अपकेंद्रित्र (device for separation of substances) · vi máy li tâm (device for separation of substances) · he סַרְכֶּזֶת (device for separation of substances) · fi sentrifugi (device for separation of substances) · id pemusing (device for separation of substances) · pl centryfuga (device for separation of substances) · it centrifuga (device for separation of substances) · th เครื่องหมุนเหวี่ยง (device for separation of substances) · fa سانتریفوژ (device for separation of substances) · bg центрофу́га (device for separation of substances) · ko 원심기계 (device for separation of substances) · nl centrifuge (device for separation of substances)

centrifuge en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/ (UK)

Etymology

From French centrifuge, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”). Equivalent to centri- + -fuge.

Meanings

1. To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.

Forms

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centrifuging	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
centrifuged	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
centrifuged	Tense=Past		lexicographic
centrifuges	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Deriveds

cytocentrifuge · microcentrifuge · centrifugable · centrifugation · centrifugal · centrifugate · microfuge · gas centrifuge · ultracentrifuge · minicentrifuge · nanocentrifuge · recentrifuge · vacufuge

Translations (18)

es centrifugar (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · nl centrifugeren (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · cmn 以離心機分離 /以离心机分离 (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · da centrifugere (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · hu kipörget (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · cy allgyrchu (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · hu centrifugál (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · pt centrifugar (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · de zentrifugieren (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · sv centrifugera (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · no sentrifugere (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · fi lingota (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · ja ...を遠心機にかけて分離する (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · cmn 使離心 /使离心 (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · fr centrifuger (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · it centrifugare (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · hu pörget (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents) · cs odstředit (to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents)