noun🔗ShareA rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses."The sugar factory uses a centrifugal to efficiently separate the raw sugar crystals from the molasses. "machineagriculturefoodprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTending, or causing, to recede from the center."The spinning washing machine uses centrifugal force to push the water away from the clothes. "physicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExpanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster."The phlox's centrifugal bloom started with a few flowers at the top of the cluster, and then gradually expanded downwards as the season progressed. "biologyplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos."Because the Salicornia embryo exhibits centrifugal development, its radicle points away from the center of the fruit. "biologyplantseedChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
