cen‧tri‧fu‧gal force /ˌsentrɪfjuːɡəl ˈfɔːs senˌtrɪfjəɡəl- $ senˌtrɪfjəɡəl ˈfɔːrs/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: centrifugus, from centr- 'center' + Latin fugere ( ⇒ fugitive²)]
a force which makes things move away from the centre of something when they are moving around it

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