Centrifuge definition
An example of a centrifuge is a machine that separates cream and milk.
An example of a centrifuge is a washing machine that has a spin cycle to draw the moisture out of the washed clothes.
An example of centrifuge is to put milk into a machine to have the cream separated out of the milk.
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Noun
Origin of centrifuge
- French centrifugal from New Latin centrifugus centrifugal
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From French centrifuge.
From Wiktionary