单词 | centrifugal |
释义 | centrifugal —centrifugally, adv. /sen trif"yeuh geuhl, -euh geuhl/, adj. 1. moving or directed outward from the center (opposed to centripetal). 2. pertaining to or operated by centrifugal force: a centrifugal pump. 3. Physiol. efferent. n. 4. Mach. a. a machine for separating different materials by centrifugal force; centrifuge. b. a rotating, perforated drum holding the materials to be separated in such a machine. [1715-25; < NL centrifug(us) center-fleeing (centri- CENTRI- + L -fugus, deriv. of fugere to flee) + -AL1] |
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