centrifugal : Idioms & Phrases


Centrifugal force

  • noun the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body
WordNet
  • (Mech.), a force whose direction is from a center.
Webster 1913

Centrifugal impression

  • (Physiol.), an impression (motor) sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles by which motion is produced.
Webster 1913

Centrifugal machine

  • A machine for expelling water or other fluids from moist substances, or for separating liquids of different densities by centrifugal action; a whirling table.
Webster 1913

Centrifugal pump

  • noun a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe
WordNet
  • a machine in which water or other fluid is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case. Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this kind.
Webster 1913