| 单词 | centrifugal |
| 释义 | centrifugal (once / 5390 pages) adj The physics principle whereby objects are forced to move out from the center is called centrifugal force. This apparent force is activated by something moving in a curved direction; the heavier the object the stronger the force. The word centrifugal is from the Latin centrum, "center," and fugere, "to flee," so the word means "center-fleeing." Centrifugal force was studied by physicists as far back as 1629, and the term itself was used by Sir Isaac Newton, in its Latin guise vis centrifuga, in 1687. WORD FAMILYcentrifugal: centrifugally USAGE EXAMPLESThe centrifugal force is proportional to the radius of your circular path. Salon(Dec 18, 2016) Today, however, Congress is centrifugal rather than centripetal, expelling rather than concentrating power. Washington Post(Oct 14, 2016) These came across as tedious sonic streams of consciousness, in which the language of experimental jazz was subjected to the centrifugal forces of extended technique. New York Times(Aug 24, 2016) 1adj tending to move away from a center centrifugal force Syn|Ant outward-developing away from an axis, as in a flower cluster in which the oldest flowers are in the center, the youngest near the edge outward-movingmoving or directed away from center, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve centripetal tending to move toward a center inward-developingtoward an axis, as in a sunflower; the oldest flowers are near the edge, the youngest in the center inward-movingmoving or directed toward the center or axis, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve 2adj tending away from centralization, as of authority the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress Syn decentralising, decentralizing tending away from a central point 3adj conveying information to the muscles from the CNS Syn motor efferent, motorial of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS |
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