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centrifugal

adjective

tending to move away from a center

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Word length
11
Starts with
C
Ends with
L
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
17
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. tending to move away from a center

    “centrifugal force”

adjective

  1. conveying information to the muscles from the CNS

    “motor nerves”

adjective

  1. tending away from centralization, as of authority

    “the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress”

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centrifugal force
motor nerves
the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress

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