centrifuge

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
  2. An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft. figuratively
  3. By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)
动词 v.
  1. To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.

词形变化

centrifuges plural centrifuges present,singular,third-person centrifuging participle,present centrifuged participle,past centrifuged past

词汇关系

相关词
centrifugal force centripetal

词源

词源 1
From French centrifuge, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”). Equivalent to centri- + -fuge.
词源 2
From French centrifuge, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”). Equivalent to centri- + -fuge.
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