centrifugal
UK /ˌsɛn.tɹɪˈfjuː.ɡl̩/ · US /sɛnˈtɹɪf.(j)ə.ɡl̩/ adjective, noun
Forms centrifugals
- adjective Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
- adjective (botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
- adjective (botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
- noun A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
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Etymology
From New Latin centrifugālis, coined by Christiaan Huygens from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”) + -al.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
- adjective (a) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
- noun A centrifugal machine.
Etymology [L. centrum center + fugere to flee.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “centrifugal”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details