centrifuge
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centrifuge
- /ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/ UK
Where it comes from
From French centrifuge, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”). Equivalent to centri- + -fuge.
noun centrifuges
- 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.
- An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
- By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)
verb centrifuges · centrifuging · centrifuged
- To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
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noun device for separation of substances
| Español | centrífuga |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 원심분리기 wonsimbulligi, 원심기계 wonsimgigye, 원심기 wonsimgi |
| 日本語 | 遠心機 enshinki |
| 中文 | 離心機 /离心机 líxīnjī |
| हिन्दी | अपकेंद्रित्र apkendritra |
| Português | centrífuga |
| Français | centrifugeuse |
| Deutsch | Zentrifuge |
| Italiano | centrifuga |
| Ελληνικά | φυγόκεντρος fygókentros |
| Русский | центрифу́га centrifúga |
| Tiếng Việt | máy ly tâm, máy li tâm |
| العربية | طَرْد مَرْكَزِيّ ṭard markaziyy |
| עברית | צֶנְטְרִיפוּגָה tzentrifúga, סַרְכֶּזֶת sarkézet |
verb to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
| Español | centrifugar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ...を遠心機にかけて分離する |
| 中文 | 使離心 /使离心 shǐ líxīn, 以離心機分離 /以离心机分离 yǐ líxīnjī fēnlí |
| Português | centrifugar |
| Français | centrifuger |
| Deutsch | zentrifugieren |
| Italiano | centrifugare |
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title = {centrifuge},
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