moving or directed outward from the center ( opposed to centripetal ).

pertaining to or operated by centrifugal force

a centrifugal pump.

Physiology . efferent.

Machinery .

a machine for separating different materials by centrifugal force; centrifuge.

a rotating, perforated drum holding the materials to be separated in such a machine.

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centripetal

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deviating , diffusive , divergent , diverging , eccentric , efferent , outward , radial , spiral , spreadingnotes:centrifugal force pulls away or pushes outward; centripetal draws toward or pulls inward , radiating , spreading