英语词汇“centrifuge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

centrifugal /sen-trifˈyŭ-gəl or sen-tri-fūˈgəl, also senˈ/

adjective

Tending to move away from a centre

Conducting or carrying outwards from the centre, as in efferent nerves (biology)

Using, or produced by centrifugal force

Proceeding in development from the apex towards the base (botany)

ORIGIN: Ety as for centre, and L fugere to flee

centrifˈugalize or centrifˈugalise (or /senˈ, -fūˈ/) transitive verb

To subject to centrifugal force

centrifˈugally adverb

centrifugation /-fū-gāˈshən/ or centrifugence /-trifˈū-jəns, senˈ or -fūˈ/ noun

Centrifugal tendency or force

(centrifugation) centrifuge separation

cenˈtrifuge /-fūj/ noun

Any machine which, using rapid rotation, separates substances of different shapes or densities by centrifugal force
Any rotating device used for studying the effects of gravitational force and varying accelerations on humans and animals

transitive verb

To subject to such rotation

centrifugal force noun

The resistance of a revolving body, by virtue of its inertia, to an acceleration towards the centre, equal and opposite to centripetal force

centrifugal machine noun

A centrifuge

centrifugal pump noun

A pump that forces a liquid outwards using a rotating impeller

centrifuge separation noun

The technique of isotope separation applied to the enrichment of²³⁵U in uranium (sometimes called centrifugation)