centrifuge

From French centrifuge, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”). Equivalent to centri- +‎ -fuge.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/

centrifuge (plural centrifuges)

1. A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
2. (figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.

• centrifugation
• gas centrifuge
• ultracentrifuge

• centrifugal force

centrifuge (third-person singular simple present centrifuges, present participle centrifuging, simple past and past participle centrifuged)

1. To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.

Borrowed from French centrifuge.

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛn.triˈfyː.ʒə/

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• Hyphenation: cen‧tri‧fu‧ge

centrifuge f (plural centrifuges, diminutive centrifugetje n)

1. (chiefly Netherlands) centrifuge

   Synonyms: centrifugaalmachine, droogzwierder

• centrifugaal
• centrifugeren

centre +‎ -i- +‎ -fuge

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.tʁi.fyʒ/

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centrifuge (plural centrifuges)

1. (physics) centrifugal

   Coordinate term: centripète

2. (figuratively) centrifugal

• “centrifuge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.