centrifugally

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adverb

Away from a centre or axis.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English centrifugal →
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Meanings

adverbcentrifugally (comparative more centrifugally, superlative most centrifugally)

comparative more centrifugally · superlative most centrifugally

  1. Away from a centre or axis.
  2. Using centrifugal force.
  3. In a centrifuge.

Origin

  1. Englishcentrifugal
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishcentrifugally

From centrifugal + -ly.

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APA

centrifugally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centrifugally

MLA

“centrifugally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centrifugally. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centrifugally,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centrifugally.

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