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Definition of
centrifugal force noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
centrifugal force
noun
noun
(
physics
)
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a force that appears to cause an object traveling around a center to fly away from the center and off its
circular
path
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centrifugal force
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Nearby words
-centric
suffix
centrifugal
adjective
centrifugal force
noun
centrifuge
noun
centripetal
adjective