centrifugalityn.
/ˌsɛntrᵻfjuːˈɡalᵻti/, /sɛnˌtrɪfjᵿˈɡalᵻti/, /s(ə)nˌtrɪfjᵿˈɡalᵻti/, U.S. /sɛnˌtrɪf(j)əˈɡælədi/ The quality or fact of being centrifugal; tendency to move or be dispersed away from a centre. Later often in extended use, esp. in political and economic contexts.
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the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > centrifugal > operation of
centrifugality1804
society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > centralized or regionalized systems > [noun] > regionalism or decentralization
territoriality1771
centrifugalism1844
decentralization1846
territorialization1850
provincialization1866
regionalism1871
subnationalism1881
regionalization1919
subsidiarity1936
centrifugality1957
1804 T. Cormouls Eversion v. 70 The revolution of a wheel by its centre, is equivalent to an endeavour to throw all the parts of it off from the centre at a momentum, according to the force used, which is the cause of centrifugality.
1837 Southern Lit. Messenger Feb. 107/2 I may be slightly given to centrifugality.
1882 Jrnl. Sci. 4 145 The mass of the lifted ring is re-attracted towards those parts where centrifugality is least.
1934 V. M. Yeates Winged Victory i. iii. 30 He was..unable to pull himself back into the seat because of centrifugality.
1957 V. W. Turner Schism & Continuity in Afr. Society p. xxiii Centrifugality is confined within the bounds of the total socio-geographical system of the Ndembu nation.
2012 Independent 1 Nov. 44/2 In the 1800s railways were the future, in the 1900s roads were. Both contributed to centrifugality—the rich moved to suburbia, draining city centres.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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