Centrifugal
adjective
Moving or tending to move away from a center. Usually caused by rotation.
The centrifugal force of the rotating machine pushed the particles away.
Often appears as...
- centrifugal force
- centrifugal motion
adjective
In politics and sociology, tendencies that are resistant to central control or unity.
There are strong centrifugal tendencies in the region's politics, with each group seeking its own independence.
Often appears as...
- centrifugal tendencies
- centrifugal forces
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Formal
adjective
Moving or tending to move away from a center. Usually caused by rotation.
The centrifugal force of the rotating machine pushed the particles away.
Often appears as...
- centrifugal force
- centrifugal motion
adjective
In politics and sociology, tendencies that are resistant to central control or unity.
There are strong centrifugal tendencies in the region's politics, with each group seeking its own independence.
Often appears as...
- centrifugal tendencies
- centrifugal forces
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Context
Used to describe forces and movements in physics, often related to spinning objects.
The centrifugal force on the merry-go-round made me cling tighter to the ride.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Centripetal
'Centrifugal' is often confused with 'centripetal', which is the force pulling towards the center.
The centrifugal force flings mud outward, while centripetal force keeps the car tires gripping the road.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconception
Sometimes thought of as a real force, but it's a perceived force due to rotation.
She mistakenly said gravity was a type of centrifugal force, instead of recognizing it as a fictitious force.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Context
Used to describe forces and movements in physics, often related to spinning objects.
The centrifugal force on the merry-go-round made me cling tighter to the ride.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Centripetal
'Centrifugal' is often confused with 'centripetal', which is the force pulling towards the center.
The centrifugal force flings mud outward, while centripetal force keeps the car tires gripping the road.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconception
Sometimes thought of as a real force, but it's a perceived force due to rotation.
She mistakenly said gravity was a type of centrifugal force, instead of recognizing it as a fictitious force.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Context
Used to describe forces and movements in physics, often related to spinning objects.
The centrifugal force on the merry-go-round made me cling tighter to the ride.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Centripetal
'Centrifugal' is often confused with 'centripetal', which is the force pulling towards the center.
The centrifugal force flings mud outward, while centripetal force keeps the car tires gripping the road.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconception
Sometimes thought of as a real force, but it's a perceived force due to rotation.
She mistakenly said gravity was a type of centrifugal force, instead of recognizing it as a fictitious force.
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nutritional value of his most prized prep so he stores his honey raw he uses an extractor which removes the honey from the comb using centrifugal force okay so all the frames are in right and centrifugal force is gonna sling all the honey out of each one of these frames and as honey starts flinging against the sides it'll run down and when it's done
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Capitalism will eat...
Because if it doesn't, the centrifugal forces that will be unleashed will be demonic, and they will destroy the European Union. And that will be catastrophic not just for Europe but for the whole global economy. We are probably the largest economy in the world.
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Sex in Space - Fan...
people when they think of space they typically imagine zero-g where everything is floating but that's not a prerequisite for being in space if you have a rotating Space Station by way of this centrifugal force of the rotating
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A global pandemic calls...
so many countries, came together. And it took working as a global community to conquer a global pandemic. Now, I feel that we have become victims of centrifugal forces. We're in our nationalistic kind of barricades.
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The excessive torque at the rear wheels overcome static friction between the tires and the ground, so they become subject to kinetic friction, which offers less resistance. The reduced grip allows centrifugal force
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Yes, scientists are...
Imagine hopping on a fast-spinning carousel while holding a rope attached to a rock. As long as the carousel keeps spinning, the rock and rope will remain horizontal, kept aloft by centrifugal force.
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as you can see in this image, whether it's a universe made of tiny little beads of oil paint, strange liquids that behave in very peculiar ways, or paint that is modeled by centrifugal forces,
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Marc Abrahams: A science...
she is strapped down to the table, and the table is rotated at high speed. The child comes flying out through centrifugal force. If you look at their patent carefully,
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Tom Shannon: The painter...
sand, powders or anything like that. So many forces there. You've got gravity, you've got the centrifugal force, you've got the fluid dynamics.
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Leopard Seals Play and...
boom they grab the penguin and then you watch how they do the shake using centrifugal force to turn the penguin inside out and then they
Video examples
Buzzed PIPE Doomsday...
nutritional value of his most prized prep so he stores his honey raw he uses an extractor which removes the honey from the comb using centrifugal force okay so all the frames are in right and centrifugal force is gonna sling all the honey out of each one of these frames and as honey starts flinging against the sides it'll run down and when it's done
Video examples
Capitalism will eat...
Because if it doesn't, the centrifugal forces that will be unleashed will be demonic, and they will destroy the European Union. And that will be catastrophic not just for Europe but for the whole global economy. We are probably the largest economy in the world.
Video examples
Sex in Space - Fan...
people when they think of space they typically imagine zero-g where everything is floating but that's not a prerequisite for being in space if you have a rotating Space Station by way of this centrifugal force of the rotating
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A global pandemic calls...
so many countries, came together. And it took working as a global community to conquer a global pandemic. Now, I feel that we have become victims of centrifugal forces. We're in our nationalistic kind of barricades.
Video examples
How to Perform a Donut PIPE...
The excessive torque at the rear wheels overcome static friction between the tires and the ground, so they become subject to kinetic friction, which offers less resistance. The reduced grip allows centrifugal force
Video examples
Yes, scientists are...
Imagine hopping on a fast-spinning carousel while holding a rope attached to a rock. As long as the carousel keeps spinning, the rock and rope will remain horizontal, kept aloft by centrifugal force.
Video examples
Psychedelic Science PIPE...
as you can see in this image, whether it's a universe made of tiny little beads of oil paint, strange liquids that behave in very peculiar ways, or paint that is modeled by centrifugal forces,
Video examples
Marc Abrahams: A science...
she is strapped down to the table, and the table is rotated at high speed. The child comes flying out through centrifugal force. If you look at their patent carefully,
Video examples
Tom Shannon: The painter...
sand, powders or anything like that. So many forces there. You've got gravity, you've got the centrifugal force, you've got the fluid dynamics.
Video examples
Leopard Seals Play and...
boom they grab the penguin and then you watch how they do the shake using centrifugal force to turn the penguin inside out and then they
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Quote examples
Ben Miller
English Comedian
Our annual school physics trip was always to Blackpool Pleasure Beach, as it's such a good example of Newtonian physics. You can learn about centrifugal force and Newton's first law from the roller coasters, and the Viking long boat is a giant pendulum. It's good for children to understand that science underpins all these brilliant things.
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Gregory Benford
American Physicist
Very little useful science got done in the space station. NASA never did the experiments needed to develop the technologies required for a genuine interplanetary expedition: centrifugal gravity to avoid bodily harm and a truly closed biosphere.
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Josiah Strong
American Clergyman
Long before the thousand millions are here, the mighty centrifugal tendency, inherent in this stock and strengthened in the United States, will assert itself.
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Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish Politician
London has a centrifugal pull on talent, investment and business from the rest of Europe and the world. That brings benefits to the broader U.K. economy.
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Margaret Rutherford
English Actress
Perhaps an eccentric is just off centre - ex-centric. But that contradicts a belief of mine that we've got to be centrifugal.
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Sharon Olds
American Poet
This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal force.
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Ben Miller
English Comedian
Our annual school physics trip was always to Blackpool Pleasure Beach, as it's such a good example of Newtonian physics. You can learn about centrifugal force and Newton's first law from the roller coasters, and the Viking long boat is a giant pendulum. It's good for children to understand that science underpins all these brilliant things.
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Gregory Benford
American Physicist
Very little useful science got done in the space station. NASA never did the experiments needed to develop the technologies required for a genuine interplanetary expedition: centrifugal gravity to avoid bodily harm and a truly closed biosphere.
Quote examples
Josiah Strong
American Clergyman
Long before the thousand millions are here, the mighty centrifugal tendency, inherent in this stock and strengthened in the United States, will assert itself.
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Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish Politician
London has a centrifugal pull on talent, investment and business from the rest of Europe and the world. That brings benefits to the broader U.K. economy.
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Margaret Rutherford
English Actress
Perhaps an eccentric is just off centre - ex-centric. But that contradicts a belief of mine that we've got to be centrifugal.
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Sharon Olds
American Poet
This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal force.
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