centrifugal | ||
1. | [ adjective ] conveying information to the muscles from the CNS | |
Synonyms: | motor | |
Examples: | "motor nerves" |
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Related terms: | efferent | |
2. | [ adjective ] tending away from centralization, as of authority | |
Examples: | "the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress" |
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Related terms: | decentralizing | |
3. | [ adjective ] tending to move away from a center | |
Examples: | "centrifugal force" |
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Related terms: | centripetal outward-moving outward-developing | |
Similar spelling: |
centrifugate centrifuge centrifugation centrical centripetal centriole Centaurium centrally centromeric centroidal centerfold centrist centrism centerfield central_bank central_body central_city centralizing Central_Thai Central_Time central-fire centralising center_field Central_Park Centropus |