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centrifugal science definition
- Moving or directed away from a center or axis, usually as a result of being spun around the center or axis.
- Operated in the manner of a centrifuge.
- Transmitting nerve impulses away from the brain or spinal cord; efferent.
- Developing or progressing outward from a center or axis, as in the growth of plant structures. For example, in a centrifugal inflorescence such as a cyme, the flowers in the center or tip open first while those on the edge open last. Compare centripetal.
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