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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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 May 2025
The same centrifugal forces tearing at the combination still pertain.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 May 2025
The same centrifugal forces tearing at the combination still pertain.
—Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
Artificial gravity research – Scientists are investigating rotating spacecraft designs that could generate artificial gravity through centrifugal force.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2025
How Black poets built the ‘centrifugal force’ in modern American literature.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Centrifugal force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centrifugal%20force. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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