HyperDic: centrifugal

English > 3 senses of the word centrifugal:
ADJECTIVEallcentrifugaltending to move away from a center
allcentrifugaltending away from centralization, as of authority
allcentrifugal, motorconveying information to the muscles from the CNS
centrifugal > pronunciation
Soundssehntrih'fyihgahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > centrifugal: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaningtending to move away from a center.
Example"centrifugal force"
Narroweroutward-developingAway from an axis, as in a flower cluster in which the oldest flowers are in the center, the youngest near the edge
outward-movingMoving or directed away from center, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve
Oppositecentripetaltending to move toward a center
Spanishcentrífugo
Catalancentrífug
English > centrifugal: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningtending away from centralization, as of authority.
Example"the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress"
Broaderdecentralizing, decentralisingtending away from a central point
Spanishcentrífugo
Catalancentrífug
English > centrifugal: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaningconveying information to the muscles from the CNS.
Synonymmotor
Broaderefferent, motorialOf nerves and nerve impulses
Spanishcentrífugo, motor
Catalanmotor

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