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centrifugally

centrifugally adverb: away from a centre or axis.

Adverb

centrifugally (comparative more centrifugally, superlative most centrifugally)

  1. Away from a centre or axis.
  2. Using centrifugal force.
  3. In a centrifuge.

Forms of centrifugally

comparativemore centrifugally
superlativemost centrifugally

Origin of centrifugally

From centrifugal + -ly.

Words formed from centrifugally

Questions about centrifugally

What does centrifugally mean?
Centrifugally means away from a centre or axis.
What part of speech is centrifugally?
Centrifugally is an adverb.

Words near centrifugally in the dictionary

  1. centrifugalizations
  2. centrifugalize
  3. centrifugalized
  4. centrifugalizes
  5. centrifugalizing
  6. centrifugally
  7. centrifugals
  8. centrifugate
  9. centrifugated
  10. centrifugates
  11. centrifugating

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