centrifuge

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. 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.
2. (figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
3. By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)

Verb

To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.

Έννοιες

φυγόκεντρος

διαχωριστής

φυγοκέντρηση

Συνώνυμα

separator

centrifugate

extractor

centrifugal machine

sling

centrifugation

separate

whizz

arbalist

dart thrower

spear thrower

spin-dry

spinning machine

hydroextractor

whizzer

trebucket

centrifugal separator

centrifugal effect

skimming machine

catapult

centrifugal action

mangonel

sediment

spin

spin drier

spin dryer

ultracentrifuge

Μεταφράσεις

centrifugeuse

Zentrifuge

centrifuger

centrifuga

centrifugare

centrifugeren

centrifugadora

centrífuga

merkezkaç

centrifuga

centrifuge

centrifugadora

centrifugar

zentrifugieren

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From French centrifuge, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”). Equivalent to centri- + -fuge.