I. ˈsen.trəˌfyüj also ˈsän- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from centrifuge centrifugal, from New Latin centrifugus — more at centrifugal
1. : a machine for whirling fluids rapidly to separate substances of different densities by centrifugal force (as cream from milk, sediment from oil)
2. : a centrifugal machine that produces artificial gravity
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to subject to centrifugal action ; especially : to whirl in a centrifuge