1. plural of centrifugal; machines or devices that use centrifugal force to separate substances
Usage: technical; usually used in industrial or laboratory contexts

1. relating to or produced by the force that pushes outward on a body moving in a circular path
Usage: physics term; often used in technical or scientific writing

Examples

• The laboratory uses several centrifugals to process blood samples.
• Centrifugals force in a spinning wheel pushes water outward.
• The centrifugals effect causes objects to move away from the center of rotation.
• Industrial centrifugals separate cream from milk efficiently.
• Engineers must account for centrifugals stress when designing rotating machinery.