cen|tri|fuge

cen|tri|fuge
cen|tri|fuge «SEHN truh fyooj», noun, verb, -fuged, -fug|ing.
–n.
1. a machine for separating two substances varying in density, as cream from milk or bacteria from a fluid, by means of centrifugal force; centrifugal machine: »

The two solvents are well mixed together and then quickly separated again in a centrifuge which spins them apart (E. Lester Smith).

2. a similar machine used to test the ability of flight personnel and equipment to withstand gravitational forces.
–v.t.
1. to separate with a centrifuge.
2. to rotate in a centrifuge; subject to a centrifugal force.
╂[originally, adjective < French centrifuge centrifugal < New Latin centrifugus; see etym. under centrifugal (Cf. ↑centrifugal)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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