centrifugal

(sĕn-trĭf'yə-gəl, -trĭf'ə-)
adj.

1. Moving or directed away from a center or axis.
2. Operated by means of centrifugal force.
3. Physiology. Transmitting nerve impulses away from the central nervous system; efferent.
4. Botany. Developing or progressing outward from a center or axis, as in a flower cluster in which the oldest flowers are in the center and the youngest flowers are near the edge.
5. Tending or directed away from centralization, as of authority: "The division of Europe into two warring blocs, each ultimately dependent on a superpower patron, is subject to ever-increasing centrifugal stress" (Scott Sullivan).

[From New Latin centrifugus : Latin centrum, center; see center + Latin fugere, to flee.]

centrifugalism cen·trif'u·gal·ism n.
centrifugally cen·trif'u·gal·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: radiating from midpoint
Antonyms: centripetal

1. moving, acting, or tending to act away from a centre or axis.
2. of, pertaining to, or operated by a centrifugal force.
3. (in botany) developing outwards from a centre, as the flowers of certain types of inflorescence.
4. (in physiology) sending nerve impulses from a central location to parts supplied by that nerve; efferent. Compare centripetal.

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Moving away from a center.

For a list of words related to centrifugal, see:

• Dimensions and Directions - centrifugal: (adj) moving away from center or axis

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - centrifugal

idioms:

• centrifugal force    centrifugalkraft

Nederlands (Dutch)
centrifugaal

Français (French)
adj. - centrifuge

idioms:

• centrifugal force    force centrifuge

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zentrifugal

idioms:

• centrifugal force    Fliehkraft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (μηχαν.) φυγόκεντρος

idioms:

• centrifugal force    (φυσ.) φυγόκεντρη δύναμη

Italiano (Italian)
centrifugo

idioms:

• centrifugal force    forza centrifuga

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - centrífugo

idioms:

• centrifugal force    força (f) centrífuga

Русский (Russian)
центробежный

idioms:

• centrifugal force    центробежная сила

Español (Spanish)
adj. - centrífugo

idioms:

• centrifugal force    fuerza centrífuga

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - centrifugal-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
离心的

idioms:

• centrifugal force    离心力

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 離心的

idioms:

• centrifugal force    離心力

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 원심력의, 지방 분권적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 遠心性の, 遠心力による, 遠心力利用の

idioms:

• centrifugal force    遠心力

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نابذ, طارد من المركز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתרחק מהמרכז, צנטריפוגלי‬

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