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centrifugal

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


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“The cable is holding you up and simulating centrifugal force on the corner,” Corby said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

These are centrifugal forces shaping the uneasy calm in the world economy.

From BBC Oct. 19, 2025

As the cells are forced through the spiral at very high speeds, various forces, including centrifugal forces, act on the cells.

From Science Daily Feb. 7, 2024

The mall was the natural spinoff of the centrifugal force reshaping how Americans lived.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 20, 2024

According to Newton’s theory, the centrifugal force of the Earth’s spin should result in a slight flattening at the poles and a bulging at the equator, which would make the planet slightly oblate.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson



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