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centrifugal
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centrifugal
1. acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
2. of, concerned with, or operated by centrifugal force
3. Botany (esp of certain inflorescences) developing outwards from a centre
4. Physiol another word for efferent
5. any device that uses centrifugal force for its action
6. the rotating perforated drum in a centrifuge

centrifugal [‚sen′trif·i·gəl]
(mechanics)
Acting or moving in a direction away from the axis of rotation or the center of a circle along which a body is moving.


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Products include ductile iron pipe and fittings, ductile iron castings, fire hydrants, valves, fire truck pumps, centrifugally cast steel tubes, static steel castings, fabricated assemblies, Electric Resistance Welded (ERW) steel pipe and spiral-welded steel pipe.
Also, certain elements in the Church viewed the cult of saints as centrifugally dangerous to ecclesiastical control.
Also, the centrifugally assisted metal flow obtained during rollover ensures that molds are filled quickly and completely.
 
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