EXAMPLES | WORD ORIGIN noun an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream. verb (used with object), cen·tri·fuged, cen·tri·fug·ing. Origin of centrifuge 1795–1805;
noun use of
New Latin centrifugus
centrifugal Related forms cen·trif·u·ga·tion , [sen-trif-y uh- gey-sh uh n, -trif- uh-] /sɛnˌtrɪf yəˈgeɪ ʃən, -ˌtrɪf ə-/ noun re·cen·tri·fuge, verb (used with object), re·cen·tri·fuged, re·cen·tri·fug·ing.
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Examples from the Web for centrifuged Historical Examples of centrifuged
It is then
centrifuged within twenty minutes at a speed of Fig. 71.
The mixture is then
centrifuged in a Babcock Centrifuge, and the centrifuged fat read in per cent.
centrifuged, precipitated, filtered and stained over and over, using every qualitative procedure in the book. British Dictionary definitions for centrifuged noun any of various rotating machines that separate liquids from solids or dispersions of one liquid in another, by the action of centrifugal force any of various rotating devices for subjecting human beings or animals to varying accelerations for experimental purposes verb (tr) to subject to the action of a centrifuge Derived Forms centrifugation ( ˌsɛntrɪfjʊˈɡeɪʃən), noun
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Word Origin and History for centrifuged n.
1887, "a centrifuge machine," originally a machine for separating cream from milk, from French
centrifuge, from noun use of adjective meaning "centrifugal" (1801), from Modern Latin centrifugus (see centrifugal).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
centrifuge [sĕn ′trə-fyōōj′] n. An apparatus consisting essentially of a compartment spun about a central axis to separate contained materials of different densities, or to separate colloidal particles suspended in a liquid. v. To rotate something in a centrifuge or to separate, dehydrate, or test by means of this apparatus.
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A machine that separates substances of different densities in a sample by rotating the sample at very high speed, causing the substance to be displaced outward, sometimes through a series of filters or gratings. Denser substances tend to be displaced from the center more than ones that are less dense.
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