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centrifugal

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
centrifugal /ˌsɛntrɪˈfjuːg(ə)l, sɛnˈtrɪfjʊg(ə)l/

▶adjective Physics moving away from a centre.

– derivatives
centrifugally adverb.

– origin C18: from mod. L. centrifugus, from L. centrum (see centre) + -fugus ‘fleeing’ (from fugere ‘flee’).

'centrifugal' also found in these Oxford entries:

centrifugal force - centrifugal pump - centrifuge - impeller

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