centrifuge
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From French centrifuge, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”). Equivalent to centri- + -fuge.
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centrifuge (plural centrifuges)
- A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
- (figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
- By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)
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device for separation of substances
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Verb edit
centrifuge (third-person singular simple present centrifuges, present participle centrifuging, simple past and past participle centrifuged)
- To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
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to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French centrifuge.
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Noun edit
centrifuge f (plural centrifuges, diminutive centrifugetje n)
- (chiefly Netherlands) centrifuge
- Synonyms: centrifugaalmachine, droogzwierder
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centrifuge (plural centrifuges)
- (physics) centrifugal
- Coordinate term: centripète
- (figuratively) centrifugal
Further reading edit
- “centrifuge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.