Centrifuge Definition
sĕntrə-fyo͝oj
centrifuged, centrifuges, centrifuging
noun
centrifuges
A machine using centrifugal force to separate particles of varying density, as cream from milk, or to draw off moisture, as in a washing machine.
Webster's New World
An apparatus in which humans or animals are enclosed and which is revolved to simulate the effects of acceleration in a spacecraft.
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verb
centrifuged, centrifuges, centrifuging
To subject to the action of a centrifuge.
Webster's New World
To rotate (something) in a centrifuge or to separate, dehydrate, or test by means of this apparatus.
American Heritage
To rotate something in a centrifuge or to separate, dehydrate, or test by means of this apparatus.
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Other Word Forms of Centrifuge
Noun
Singular:
centrifuge
Plural:
centrifugesOrigin of Centrifuge
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French centrifugal from New Latin centrifugus centrifugal
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French centrifuge.
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