centrífugo

See also: centrifugo, centrifugó, and centrifugò

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin centrifugus, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /θenˈtɾifuɡo/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪ɾi.fu.ɣ̞o]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /senˈtɾifuɡo/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾi.fu.ɣ̞o]
Rhymes: -ifuɡo
Syllabification: cen‧trí‧fu‧go

Adjective

centrífugo (feminine centrífuga, masculine plural centrífugos, feminine plural centrífugas)

centrifugal
Antonym: centrípeto

Derived terms

See also

centrífuga

Further reading

“centrífugo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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