| ADJECTIVE | all | centrifugal | tending to move away from a center |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | centrifugal | tending away from centralization, as of authority | |
| all | centrifugal, motor | conveying information to the muscles from the CNS |
| Sounds | sehntrih'fyihgahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | tending to move away from a center. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "centrifugal force" | |
| Narrower | outward-developing | Away from an axis, as in a flower cluster in which the oldest flowers are in the center, the youngest near the edge |
| outward-moving | Moving or directed away from center, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve | |
| Opposite | centripetal | tending to move toward a center |
| Spanish | centrífugo | |
| Catalan | centrífug | |
| Meaning | tending away from centralization, as of authority. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress" | |
| Broader | decentralizing, decentralising | tending away from a central point |
| Spanish | centrífugo | |
| Catalan | centrífug | |
| Meaning | conveying information to the muscles from the CNS. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | motor | |
| Broader | efferent, motorial | Of nerves and nerve impulses |
| Spanish | centrífugo, motor | |
| Catalan | motor | |
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