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centrifugal

[sen-trif-yuh-guhl, -uh-guhl] / sɛnˈtrɪf jə gəl, -ə gəl /


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By then, the centrifugal forces of real estate and density were sending academies farther and farther out of town — to Glendora, Van Nuys, Monterey Park, Burbank.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

“The cable is holding you up and simulating centrifugal force on the corner,” Corby said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

These are centrifugal forces shaping the uneasy calm in the world economy.

From BBC Oct. 19, 2025

Drawing inspiration from the horizontal centrifugal casting technique used in producing iron pipes, the research team successfully achieved a uniform polymer solid electrolyte by rotating the solution horizontally during manufacturing.

From Science Daily Mar. 15, 2024

Some flattened, squashing themselves along the axis of rotation where gravity is not balanced by centrifugal force.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan



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