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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The internal jets don't collide head-on; rather, as water flows around the bends in the sprinkler arms, it is slung outward by centrifugal force, leading to asymmetric flow.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
Abiy’s fundamental challenge is that the centrifugal forces in Ethiopia have grown stronger than the centripetal ones.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2021
Meanwhile, centrifugal force beckons the balls to the dip in the concave disc’s center.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
These are stable regions in space where the gravitational forces of two large celestial bodies (in this case, the sun and Earth) and the centrifugal force of an orbiting object are balanced.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
Abiy’s fundamental challenge is that the centrifugal forces in Ethiopia have grown stronger than the centripetal ones.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2021
Meanwhile, centrifugal force beckons the balls to the dip in the concave disc’s center.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
These are stable regions in space where the gravitational forces of two large celestial bodies (in this case, the sun and Earth) and the centrifugal force of an orbiting object are balanced.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Centrifugal force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centrifugal%20force. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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