centrifuge

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛntrɪˌfjuːdʒ/

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• Hyphenation: cen‧tri‧fuge

Noun

Singular centrifuge

Plural centrifuges

1. (countable) A centrifuge is a device that separates denser and lighter materials in a liquid by spinning it about a central axis at high speed.
2. (countable) (aviation) (figurative) A centrifuge is a device that spins humans to simulate acceleration in an aircraft.

Verb

Plain form centrifuge

Third-person singular centrifuges

Past tense centrifuged

Past participle centrifuged

Present participle centrifuging

1. (transitive) If you centrifuge something, you rotate it in a centrifuge.