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Centrifuge

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension wordnet
  3. 3
    An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft. figuratively
  4. 4
    By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)
Verb
  1. 1
    To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
  2. 2
    rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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