centrifugal force
noun
: the apparent force that is felt by an object moving in a curved path that acts outwardly away from the center of rotation compare centripetal force
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As engine revs increase, centrifugal force alters the valve timing by a few degrees, either advancing or retarding it.
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Utkarsh Sood
june 17, New Atlas, 17 June 2025
Throughout the country’s history, centrifugal forces have time and again unraveled the Russian state, from the Time of Troubles in the seventeenth century to the end of the Romanov dynasty and the swift dissolution of the Soviet Union.
—Martijn Lampert, Foreign Affairs, 6 July 2016
Unlike Dyson's heftier cordless cleaners that separate dust and debris using centrifugal force while allowing clean air through to the filters, Wired notes that the PencilVac funnels air and dust into a narrow tube at a high velocity through a two-stage filtration system.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 May 2025
The same centrifugal forces tearing at the combination still pertain.
—Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
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Utkarsh Sood
june 17, New Atlas, 17 June 2025
Throughout the country’s history, centrifugal forces have time and again unraveled the Russian state, from the Time of Troubles in the seventeenth century to the end of the Romanov dynasty and the swift dissolution of the Soviet Union.
—Martijn Lampert, Foreign Affairs, 6 July 2016
Unlike Dyson's heftier cordless cleaners that separate dust and debris using centrifugal force while allowing clean air through to the filters, Wired notes that the PencilVac funnels air and dust into a narrow tube at a high velocity through a two-stage filtration system.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 May 2025
The same centrifugal forces tearing at the combination still pertain.
—Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
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“Centrifugal force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centrifugal%20force. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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