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Word: centrifuge (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • 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.
  • figurative An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.

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Verb:

  • To rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents

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