centrifuge
English
Etymology
From French centrifuge.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjʊdʒ/
Noun
centrifuge (plural centrifuges)
- A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
- (figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
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Translations
device for separation of substances
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Verb
centrifuge (third-person singular simple present centrifuges, present participle centrifuging, simple past and past participle centrifuged)
- To rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Translations
to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛntriˈfyːzjə/, [sɛntriˈfyːʒə]
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French
Etymology
centre + -fuge
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑ̃.tʁi.fyʒ/
Further reading
- “centrifuge” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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