Centrifuge meaning

What does “centrifuge” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“centrifuge” is a noun and verb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension.

centrifuge

noun

  1. an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

verb

  1. rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids

    Synonymscentrifugate

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University