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centrifugal force

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Physics
cen·tri·fu·gal force /ˌsentrɪfjuːɡəl ˈfɔːs senˌtrɪfjəɡəl- $ senˌtrɪfjəɡəl ˈfɔːrs/ noun [uncountable]  HPa force which makes things move away from the centre of something when they are moving around it 离心力
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centrifugal forceDespite the powerful persuasion of such experiences, there is no centrifugal force pushing you outward as the car turns.They have inertia, mass and momentum and obey centrifugal force.Decentralization and its resulting centrifugal force have sent many managers reeling as well.It was Moxie, who was leaning against the wall beside her, seemingly spreadeagled by some centrifugal force.Powers popped his canopy, loosened his harness and was ejected by the centrifugal force.Earlier experiments had compared the Earth's gravitational attraction with the centrifugal force from its own rotation.The centrifugal force is not influenced by temperature. 27.Although it was once carried out by hand, machines using centrifugal force are now used instead.
Origin centrifugal force (1700-1800) Modern Latin centrifugus, from centr- center + Latin fugere ( → FUGITIVE2)
from move which away Corpus force things centre the a makes


centrifugal force
centrifugal force /ˌsentrɪfjuːɡəl ˈfɔːs senˌtrɪfjəɡəl- $ senˌtrɪfjəɡəl ˈfɔːrs/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: centrifugus, from centr- 'center' + Latin fugere ( fugitive2)
a force which makes things move away from the centre of something when they are moving around it


centrifugal forceBrE /ˌsentrɪˌfjuːɡl ˈfɔːs/ 🔊, /senˌtrɪfjəɡl ˈfɔːs/ 🔊NAmE /senˌtrɪfjəɡl ˈfɔːrs/ 🔊 (also cenˈtrifugal force) noun (physics 物理) a force that appears to cause an object travelling around a centre to fly away from the centre and off its circular path 离心力