centrifugal force
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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 force• Despite 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)cen·tri·fu·gal force nounChineseSyllable
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centrifugal force
cen‧tri‧fu‧gal force /ˌsentrɪfjuːɡəl ˈfɔːs senˌtrɪfjəɡəl- $ senˌtrɪfjəɡəl ˈfɔːrs/
noun [uncountable]
cen‧tri‧fu‧gal 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
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: centrifugus, from centr- 'center' + Latin fugere ( ⇨ fugitive2)