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Synonyms for centrifugal

Grammar : Adj
Spell : sen-trif-yuh-guh l, -uh-guh l
Phonetic Transcription : sɛnˈtrɪf yə gəl, -ə gəl

Définition of centrifugal

Origin :
  • 1690s, with adjectival suffix -al (1) + Modern Latin centrifugus, 1687, coined by Sir Isaac Newton (who wrote in Latin) in "Principia" (which is written in Latin), from Latin centri- alternative comb. form of centrum "center" (see center (n.)) + fugere "to flee" (see fugitive). Centrifugal force is Newton's vis centrifuga.
  • adj radiating from a central point
Example sentences :
  • My talent—if that's what you call it—was centrifugal, not centripetal.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various
  • Here the centrifugal gravity was less than it had been in the hold.
  • Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl
  • That was because if there were no inertia there would be no centrifugal force.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • The heavier things are, the harder they are thrown out by centrifugal force.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • It is centrifugal force that makes you slide away from the center and off at the edge.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • It is all thrown to the other side by the centrifugal force.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • The centrifugal force has been overbalanced by the centripetal.
  • Extract from : « A History of American Christianity » by Leonard Woolsey Bacon
  • The centrifugal pump was thrown in at the last desperate moment.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
  • There are also other phenomena which demand a Centrifugal Force in the universe.
  • Extract from : « Aether and Gravitation » by William George Hooper
  • We will consider first the effect of the centrifugal motion.
  • Extract from : « Aether and Gravitation » by William George Hooper

Antonyms for centrifugal

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