How to pronounce centrifugal
American English pronunciation
sen-TRIF-yuh-gul
- IPA
- /sɛnˈtɹɪfjəɡəl/
- Syllables
- sen · TRIF · yuh · gul (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What centrifugal means
Pulling outward, away from the center of a spin
In a sentence: On the spinning ride, centrifugal force pressed us flat against the wall.
Where it comes from: The Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens made it up from the Latin words for center and to flee.
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