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centrifuge

noun

  1. device for rotating containers about a fixed axis and separating materials in said containers by mass inertia
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verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/

noun

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

  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. An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
  3. By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)

verb

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

  1. To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.