Centrifugal
Definition of Centrifugal
Cen`trif´u`gal
a.
1.
Tending
, or
causing
, to
recede
from the
center
.
2.
(Bot.)
Expanding
first at the
summit
, and
later
at the
base
, as a
flower
cluster
.
Centrifugal force
(Mech.)
a
force
whose
direction
is from a
center
.
Centrifugal impression
(Physiol.)
an
impression
(
motor
)
sent
from a
nerve
center
outwards
to a
muscle
or
muscles
by which
motion
is
produced
.
Centrifugal machine
A
machine
for
expelling
water
or other
fluids
from
moist
substances
, or for
separating
liquids
of
different
densities
by
centrifugal
action
; a
whirling
table
.
Centrifugal pump
a
machine
in which
water
or other
fluid
is
lifted
and
discharged
through
a
pipe
by the
energy
imparted
by a
wheel
or
blades
revolving
in a
fixed
case
. Some of the
largest
and most
powerful
pumps
are of this
kind
.
n.
1.
A
centrifugal
machine
.
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