Associations to the word «Centrifuge»

Wiktionary

CENTRIFUGE, noun. 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.
CENTRIFUGE, noun. (figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
CENTRIFUGE, verb. To rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents

Dictionary definition

CENTRIFUGE, noun. An apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension.
CENTRIFUGE, verb. Rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats