Meanings
nouncentrifuge (plural centrifuges)
plural centrifuges
- figurativelyAn apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
- By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)
verbcentrifuge (third-person singular simple present centrifuges, present participle centrifuging, simple past and past participle centrifuged)
present singular third person centrifuges · participle present centrifuging · participle past centrifuged · past centrifuged
- To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
verbrotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
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Origin
- Latincentrum“center”
- Frenchcentrifuge
- Englishcentrifuge
From French centrifuge, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”). Equivalent to centri- + -fuge.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic طَرْد مَرْكَزِيّ
- طَرْد مَرْكَزِيّ (ṭard markaziyy)device for separation of substances
Bulgarian центрофу́га
- центрофу́га (centrofúga)device for separation of substances
Catalan centrifugadora, centrífuga
- centrifugadoradevice for separation of substances
- centrífugadevice for separation of substances
Chinese Mandarin 離心機 /离心机, 使離心 /使离心
- 離心機 /离心机 (líxīnjī)device for separation of substances
- 使離心 /使离心 (shǐ líxīn)to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
- 以離心機分離 /以离心机分离 (yǐ líxīnjī fēnlí)to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Czech odstředivka, odstředit
- odstředivkadevice for separation of substances
- odstředitto rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Danish centrifuge, centrifugere
- centrifugedevice for separation of substances
- centrifugereto rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Dutch centrifuge, droogzwierder
- centrifugedevice for separation of substances
- droogzwierderdevice for separation of substances
- centrifugerento rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Esperanto centrifugilo
- centrifugilodevice for separation of substances
Finnish linko, sentrifugi
- linkodevice for separation of substances
- sentrifugidevice for separation of substances
- lingotato rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
French centrifugeuse, centrifuger
- centrifugeusedevice for separation of substances
- centrifugerto rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
German Zentrifuge, zentrifugieren
- Zentrifugedevice for separation of substances
- zentrifugierento rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Greek φυγόκεντρος
- φυγόκεντρος (fygókentros)device for separation of substances
Hebrew צֶנְטְרִיפוּגָה, סַרְכֶּזֶת
- צֶנְטְרִיפוּגָה (tzentrifúga)device for separation of substances
- סַרְכֶּזֶת (sarkézet)device for separation of substances
Hindi अपकेंद्रित्र
- अपकेंद्रित्र (apkendritra)device for separation of substances
Hungarian centrifuga, centrifugál
- centrifugadevice for separation of substances
- centrifugálto rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
- pörgetto rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
- kipörgetto rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Indonesian pemusing
- pemusingdevice for separation of substances
Irish lártheifneoir
- lártheifneoirdevice for separation of substances
Italian centrifuga, centrifugare
- centrifugadevice for separation of substances
- centrifugareto rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Japanese 遠心機, ...を遠心機にかけて分離する
- 遠心機 (enshinki)device for separation of substances
- ...を遠心機にかけて分離するto rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Korean 원심분리기, 원심기계
- 원심분리기 (wonsimbulligi)device for separation of substances
- 원심기계 (wonsimgigye)device for separation of substances
- 원심기 (wonsimgi)device for separation of substances
Latin centrifugium
- centrifugiumdevice for separation of substances
Norwegian sentrifuge, sentrifugere
- sentrifugedevice for separation of substances
- sentrifugereto rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Persian سانتریفوژ
- سانتریفوژ (sântrifuž)device for separation of substances
Polish centryfuga, wirówka
- centryfugadevice for separation of substances
- wirówkadevice for separation of substances
Portuguese centrífuga, centrifugar
- centrífugadevice for separation of substances
- centrifugarto rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Russian центрифу́га
- центрифу́га (centrifúga)device for separation of substances
Spanish centrífuga, centrifugar
- centrífugadevice for separation of substances
- centrifugarto rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Swedish centrifug, centrifugera
- centrifugdevice for separation of substances
- centrifugerato rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Thai เครื่องหมุนเหวี่ยง
- เครื่องหมุนเหวี่ยง (krʉ̂ʉang-mǔn-wìiang)device for separation of substances
Turkish santrifüj, merkezkaç
- santrifüjdevice for separation of substances
- merkezkaçdevice for separation of substances
Ukrainian центрифу́га
- центрифу́га (centryfúha)device for separation of substances
Vietnamese máy ly tâm, máy li tâm
- máy ly tâmdevice for separation of substances
- máy li tâmdevice for separation of substances
Welsh allgyrchydd, allgyrchu
- allgyrchydddevice for separation of substances
- allgyrchuto rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
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centrifuge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centrifuge
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“centrifuge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centrifuge. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centrifuge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centrifuge.
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