adverb
- in a direction or manner moving away from the center or axis of rotation
Usage: technical; physics
Examples
- The liquid moved centrifugally as the drum spun faster.
- In a centrifuge, particles are forced centrifugally toward the outer wall.
- The machine operates by pushing materials centrifugally outward.
- Water droplets flew centrifugally off the spinning wheel.
- The force acts centrifugally on all objects in the rotating system.