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centrifugal

[sen-trif-yuh-guhl, -uh-guhl] / sɛnˈtrɪf yə gəl, -ə gəl /


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Centrifugal force will pull the surface into a parabolic shape.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 18, 2019

Centrifugal force pulls the droplets through layers of dense lipids that encapsulate them along the way.

From Nature • Nov. 6, 2018

Wolverhampton hosts a seven-race card this evening where Mark Johnston's Centrifugal is fancied to go well in the 8.50.

From The Guardian • Aug. 5, 2012

"Centrifugal" forces could threaten the European Union, while the Gulf of Mexico oil spill might "annihilate" BP, the Russian president said in a wide-ranging interview with The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2010

Centrifugal force sent the shields flying off the railings like metal Frisbees.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan



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