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centrifugal definition
centrifugal |
Grep of noun centrifugal centrifugal force centrifugal pump Overview of adj centrifugal The adj centrifugal has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. centrifugal -- (tending to move away from a center; "centrifugal force") 2. centrifugal -- (tending away from centralization, as of authority; "the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress") 3. centrifugal, motor -- (conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves") Antonyms of adj centrifugal 3 senses of centrifugal Sense 1 centrifugal (vs. centripetal) centripetal (vs. centrifugal) => inward-moving => inward-developing Sense 2 centrifugal INDIRECT (VIA decentralizing) -> centralizing, centralising Sense 3 centrifugal, motor(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA efferent) -> afferent Similarity of adj centrifugal 3 senses of centrifugal Sense 1 centrifugal (vs. centripetal) => outward-moving => outward-developing Sense 2 centrifugal => decentralizing(postnominal) (vs. centralizing), decentralising(postnominal) Sense 3 centrifugal, motor(postnominal) => efferent (vs. afferent), motorial Attributes of adj centrifugal Familiarity of adj centrifugal centrifugal used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj centrifugal centrifugal Overview of adj centrifugal The adj centrifugal has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. centrifugal -- (tending to move away from a center; "centrifugal force") 2. centrifugal -- (tending away from centralization, as of authority; "the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress") 3. centrifugal, motor -- (conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves")
centrifugal definition
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