adj.
Pronunciation: sen- ' tri-fy ə -g ə l, - ' tri-fi-, esp Brit ˌ sen-tri- ' fyü-g ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin centrifugus, from centr- + Latin fugere to flee ― more at FUGITIVE
Date: circa 1721
1 : proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
2 : using or acting by centrifugal force <a centrifugal pump>
3 : EFFERENT
4 : tending away from centralization : SEPARATIST < centrifugal tendencies in modern society>
– cen · trif · u · gal · ly \ -g ə -l ē \ adverb