centrifugal
/ˌsɛn.tɹɪˈfjuː.ɡl̩/US/sɛnˈtɹɪf.(j)ə.ɡl̩/
centrifugal adjective: tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
Adjective
centrifugal (not comparable)
Noun
centrifugal (plural centrifugals)
- A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
- Where the sequencing of the centrifugals is accomplished by the triggering of a function in the process cycle, a buffer zone (nonproductive time) has to be inserted in the cycle time prior to this action.1993, James C. P. Chen, Chung Chi Chou, Cane Sugar Handbook
- Modern practice favours warming the massecuite in pug mills, placed above the centrifugals.2011, H. Panda, The Complete Book on Sugarcane Processing and By-Products of Molasses
centrifugal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
centrifugal in Hindi
- अपकेंद्रित, अपकेंद्रक, केंद्रापगामि
centrifugal in Tamil
- நடுவண்விலகு, மையத்திலிருந்து விலகு, மையநீக்கமுள்ள, மையம் விலகிய, விரிமையப் போக்கு, மைய விலகு
centrifugal in Marathi
- केंद्रत्यागी, केंद्रापसारक
centrifugal in Urdu
- مرکز گریز
More languagesFewer languages
- centrifugal in Bengali
- কেন্দ্রাতিগ
- centrifugal in Telugu
- సెంట్రిఫ్యూగల్
- centrifugal in Malayalam
- സെൻട്രിഫ്യൂഗൽ
- centrifugal in Kannada
- ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ ದೂರಚಿಮ್ಮುವ, ಕೇಂದ್ರಾಪಗಾಮಿಯಾದ
- centrifugal in Gujarati
- કેન્દ્રત્યાગી kendratyāgī
- centrifugal in Odia
- କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଗାମି, କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପସାରୀ
- centrifugal in Nepali
- सेन्ट्रीफ्यूगल, सेन्ट्रिफ्यूगल, केन्द्रापसारित
- centrifugal in Arabic
- نَابِذ nābiḏ
Examples of centrifugal in a sentence
- Standing, oscillating and propagatory oscillating shocks are produced due to centrifugal barrier of the advective component.
- Modern practice favours warming the massecuite in pug mills, placed above the centrifugals.
- The centrifugal force of the whirling jumprope draws the ends together.
Antonyms of centrifugal
Forms of centrifugal
| plural | centrifugals |
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Origin of centrifugal
From New Latin centrifugālis, coined by Christiaan Huygens from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”) + -al.
Words formed from centrifugal
Phrases with centrifugal
Questions about centrifugal
- What does centrifugal mean?
- Centrifugal means tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
- What is centrifugal in Hindi?
- Centrifugal in Hindi is अपकेंद्रित, अपकेंद्रक, केंद्रापगामि. See Centrifugal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is centrifugal?
- Centrifugal can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce centrifugal?
- Centrifugal is pronounced /sɛnˈtɹɪf.(j)ə.ɡl̩/ (US).
Words near centrifugal in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: centrifugal (page history and authors); centrifugal (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); centrifugal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); centrifugal (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); centrifugal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Centrifugal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); centrifugal (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); centrifugal (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); centrifugal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); centrifugal (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); centrifugal (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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