centrifuge

English

/ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/

noun
Definitions
  • A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
  • (figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.

Etymology

Borrowed from French centrifuge derived from Latin centrum (centre, center, center point, central) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (enjoy, flee, benefit, bend, curve, arch).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰewg-

Gloss

enjoy, flee, benefit, bend, curve, arch

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

曲

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