centrifugal
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
tending to move away from a center
centrifugal force
Related & opposite
- centripetal antonym
- outward-developing similar to
- outward-moving similar to
Sense 2 adjective
tending away from centralization, as of authority
the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress
Related & opposite
- decentralizinga similar to
Sense 3 adjective
conveying information to the muscles from the CNS
motor nerves
Related & opposite
- efferent similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | centripetal |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | outward-developing |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | outward-moving |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | decentralizinga |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | efferent |