centrifugal force
noun
: the apparent force that is felt by an object moving in a curved path that acts outwardly away from the center of rotation compare centripetal force
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web At this size, the centrifugal force achieved through rotation to mimic Earth’s gravity sufficiently requires a full rotation of the living structure every 20 seconds. 
Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2022 In Dunham’s female-heterosexual mythological fantasy, fathers are the centrifugal force, and men are the way into the world—a world of pain, and also of pleasure, but the real world nonetheless. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 The doors of impersonation and tribute revolve with centrifugal force. Wesley Morris, New York Times, 30 July 2022 Embracing the inertia created with centrifugal force aims to offset the ill-effects. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2022 Water flows in through the top of the dome-shaped capsule, mixes with espresso through centrifugal force, and then flows out through 20 punctures on the side of the capsule. Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2022 SpinLaunch, as the startup is called, wants to — as the name implies — spin projectiles, using centrifugal force to drum up enough energy to send an object to space. Jackie Wattles; Video By Milly Chan, CNN, 14 June 2022 Simply place each can on a table and rotate it along its axis, and the centrifugal force will make the pernicious bubbles go away. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2022 The mysterious event becomes the centrifugal force of the book. Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2022 See More
Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2022 In Dunham’s female-heterosexual mythological fantasy, fathers are the centrifugal force, and men are the way into the world—a world of pain, and also of pleasure, but the real world nonetheless. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 The doors of impersonation and tribute revolve with centrifugal force. Wesley Morris, New York Times, 30 July 2022 Embracing the inertia created with centrifugal force aims to offset the ill-effects. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2022 Water flows in through the top of the dome-shaped capsule, mixes with espresso through centrifugal force, and then flows out through 20 punctures on the side of the capsule. Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2022 SpinLaunch, as the startup is called, wants to — as the name implies — spin projectiles, using centrifugal force to drum up enough energy to send an object to space. Jackie Wattles; Video By Milly Chan, CNN, 14 June 2022 Simply place each can on a table and rotate it along its axis, and the centrifugal force will make the pernicious bubbles go away. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2022 The mysterious event becomes the centrifugal force of the book. Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1698, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
centrifugal force
noun
cen·trif·u·gal force
sen-ˈtri-fyə-gəl-
: the force that tends to cause a thing or parts of a thing to go outward from a center of rotation