centrifugal [sen-trif-yuh-guhl, -uh-guhl] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
centrifugal [sen-trif-yuh-guhl, -uh-guhl]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: radiating from a central point
Synonyms: deviating, diffusive, divergent, diverging, eccentric, efferent, outward, radial, spiral, spreading
Notes: centrifugal force pulls away or pushes outward; centripetal draws toward or pulls inward
Antonyms: centripetal
Example Sentences
  • Its primary products include centrifugal pumps and reciprocating pumps.
  • Of the two, centrifugal is the more needed but also more likely to be used incorrectly.
  • Much of the use of space was symmetrical and centrifugal.
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