1. moving or directed away from a center or axis
Usage: physics
2. using or operated by centrifugal force
Usage: technical

Examples

• The centrifugal force pushed the water outward as the bucket spun.
• A centrifugal pump uses rotating impellers to move fluids.
• The washing machine’s centrifugal action removes excess water from clothes.
• Centrifugal motion causes objects to move away from the center of rotation.
• The centrifugal separator divides materials based on their density.
• Children feel centrifugal force when riding on a spinning playground merry-go-round.