I. sen-ˈtri-fyə-gəl, -ˈtri-fi-, especially Brit ˌsen-tri-ˈfyü-gəl 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 -gə-lē adverb
II. noun
Date: 1866
: a centrifugal machine or a drum in such a machine