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DictionarycentrifugalOutward from a center
adjective

centrifugal

sen-TRIF-yuh-gul/senˈtrɪfjəɡl/

Moving or acting outward from a center.

Water moves outward from the sprinkler in a centrifugal pattern.

A rotating three-arm garden sprinkler throws clear streams of water outward from its central hub, with separated droplets continuing away toward the edges.
Etymology
centriLatincenter
+fugLatinto flee
+alEnglishrelating to

The roots picture something “fleeing the center.” That image directly expresses outward motion, or a tendency to move away from a central point.

In context

Agriculture Insight12:12
The centrifugal force pushes the mixture outward toward the screen, allowing the fine starch and liquid to pass through the mesh.
How Millions Tons of Cassava Are Processed – Massive Cassava Starch Farming & Processing

More examples

  • The diagram shows the outward centrifugal direction.
  • The design uses centrifugal motion to separate the material.
  • The lecture contrasted centrifugal and inward motion.

Forms

centrifugal

Similar words

centripetal
Centripetal means directed toward the center; centrifugal means directed outward.
radial
Radial concerns directions along radii; centrifugal specifies the outward direction.