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

1. Centrifugal tendency or force
2. (centrifugation) centrifuge separation

cenˈtrifuge /-fūj/ noun

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

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)