CENTRIFUGAL


Meaning of CENTRIFUGAL in English

adj. moving or tending to move from a centre (cf. CENTRIPETAL).

Phrases and idioms:

centrifugal force an apparent force that acts outwards on a body moving about a centre.

Derivatives:

centrifugally adv.

Etymology: mod.L centrifugus f. L centrum centre + fugere flee

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.