centrifugal

centrifugal
1. Denoting the direction of the force pulling an object outward (away) from an axis of rotation. 2. Sometimes, by analogy, extended to describe any movement away from a center. Cf.:eccentric (2). [L. centrum, center, + fugio, to flee]

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cen·trif·u·gal sen-'trif-yə-gəl, -'trif-i-gəl adj passing outward (as from a nerve center to a muscle or gland): EFFERENT
cen·trif·u·gal·ly -gə-lē adv

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adj.
moving away from a centre, as from the brain to the peripheral tissues.

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cen·trif·u·gal (sen-trifґə-gəl) [centri- + -fugal2] 1. efferent (def. 1). 2. corticifugal.

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  • Centrifugal — Cen*trif u*gal, a. [L. centrum center + fugere to flee.] 1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster. (b) Having the radicle turned… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • centrifugal — centrifugal, centripetal are stressed on the third and second syllables respectively. Their meanings are complementary: centrifugal relates to movement away from a centre and centripetal to movement towards a centre. Centrifugal occurs more often …   Modern English usage

  • centrifugal — [sen trif′ə gəl, sen trif′yə gəl; ] chiefly Brit [ sen΄tri fyo͞o′gəl] adj. [< ModL centrifugus (coined by NEWTON2 Sir Isaac < CENTRI + L fugere, to flee: see FUGITIVE) + AL] 1. moving or tending to move away from a center …   English World dictionary

  • Centrifugal — Cen*trif u*gal, n. A centrifugal machine. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • centrifugal — c.1721, with adj. suffix AL (Cf. al) (1) + Mod.L. centrifugus, 1687, coined by Sir Isaac Newton in Principia, from L. centri alternative comb. form of centrum center (see CENTER (Cf. center)) + fugere to flee (see FUGITIVE (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • Centrifugāl — (v. lat.), was von dem Mittelpunkt sich abwendet; daher Centrifŭga radicŭla (Centrifugales Würzelchen), Würzelchen im Keime, dessen Spitze von der Achse der Frucht weggewendet ist, absolut bei einfacher Frucht, relativ bei[815] zusammengesetzter; …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • centrifugal — [adj] radiating from a central point deviating, diffusive, divergent, diverging, eccentric, efferent, outward, radial, spiral, spreading; concepts 581,584 Ant. centripetal …   New thesaurus

  • centrifugal — ► ADJECTIVE Physics ▪ moving away from a centre. DERIVATIVES centrifugally adverb. ORIGIN from Latin centrum centre + fugus fleeing …   English terms dictionary

  • centrifugal — I. adjective Etymology: New Latin centrifugus, from centr + Latin fugere to flee more at fugitive Date: circa 1721 1. proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis 2. using or acting by centrifugal force < a centrifugal pump > 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • centrifugal — centrifugally, adv. /sen trif yeuh geuhl, euh geuhl/, adj. 1. moving or directed outward from the center (opposed to centripetal). 2. pertaining to or operated by centrifugal force: a centrifugal pump. 3. Physiol. efferent. n. 4. Mach. a. a… …   Universalium

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