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- [sen-trif-yuh-guh l, -uh-guh l fawrs, fohrs]
- /sɛnˈtrɪf yə gəl, -ə gəl fɔrs, foʊrs/
- /ˌsen.trɪˈfjuː.ɡəl fɔːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sen-trif-yuh-guh l, -uh-guh l fawrs, fohrs]
- /sɛnˈtrɪf yə gəl, -ə gəl fɔrs, foʊrs/
Definitions of centrifugal force words
- uncountable noun centrifugal force In physics, centrifugal force is the force that makes objects move outwards when they are spinning around something or travelling in a curve. 3
- noun centrifugal force a fictitious force that can be thought of as acting outwards on any body that rotates or moves along a curved path 3
- noun centrifugal force an inertial force which tends to pull an object outward when it is in orbit or is rotating around a center 3
- noun centrifugal force Centrifugal force is the tendency of an object moving in a circle to travel away from the center of the circle. 3
- noun centrifugal force an outward force on a body rotating about an axis, assumed equal and opposite to the centripetal force and postulated to account for the phenomena seen by an observer in the rotating body. 1
- noun centrifugal force in everyday understanding, centrifugal force is the effect that tends to move an object away from the center of a circle it is rotating about (a consequence of inertia). 0
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Origin of centrifugal force
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1715-25
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Parts of speech for Centrifugal force
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centrifugal force popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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