English Explanatory Dictionary

centrifuge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
  2. An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
  3. By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)
verb
  1. To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-centrifuge.wav

Word forms

centrifuge centrifuges centrifuging centrifuged

Etymology

From French centrifuge, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”). Equivalent to centri- + -fuge.

Related words

centrifugal force centripetal

Derived words

centrifugable centrifugal centrifugate centrifugation cytocentrifuge gas centrifuge microcentrifuge microfuge minicentrifuge nanocentrifuge recentrifuge ultracentrifuge vacufuge

Translations

Albanian: centrifuge Arabic: طَرْد مَرْكَزِيّ Bulgarian: центрофу́га Catalan: centrifugadora Catalan: centrífuga Chinese Mandarin: 離心機 /离心机 Czech: odstředivka Danish: centrifuge Dutch: centrifuge Dutch: droogzwierder Esperanto: centrifugilo Finnish: linko Finnish: sentrifugi French: centrifugeuse Georgian: ცენტრიფუგა German: Zentrifuge Greek: φυγόκεντρος Hebrew: צֶנְטְרִיפוּגָה Hebrew: סַרְכֶּזֶת Hindi: अपकेंद्रित्र Hungarian: centrifuga Ido: centrifugilo Indonesian: pemusing Irish: lártheifneoir Italian: centrifuga Japanese: 遠心機 Kazakh: үйірткі Korean: 원심분리기 Korean: 원심기계 Korean: 원심기 Latin: centrifugium Norwegian: sentrifuge Persian: سانتریفوژ Polish: centryfuga Polish: wirówka Portuguese: centrífuga Russian: центрифу́га Spanish: centrífuga Swedish: centrifug Telugu: అపకేంద్ర యంత్రం Thai: เครื่องหมุนเหวี่ยง Turkish: santrifüj Turkish: merkezkaç Ukrainian: центрифу́га Vietnamese: máy ly tâm Vietnamese: máy li tâm Welsh: allgyrchydd
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