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Word: Centrifugal
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 18th century: from modern Latin centrifugus, from Latin centrum (see centre) + -fugus ‘fleeing’ (from fugere ‘flee’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌsɛntrɪˈfjuːɡl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɛnˈtrɪfjʊɡl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
moving or tending to move away from a centre.
Short Definition:moving or tending to move away from centre
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