centrifugal

Questions about centrifugal

What does centrifugal mean?

centrifugal means "tending to move away from a center". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in centrifugal?

centrifugal has 4 syllables: cen-tri-fu-gal. The stress falls on "cen". In IPA it is /ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuɡəl/.

What is another word for centrifugal?

Close synonyms include motor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of centrifugal?

The recorded antonyms are centripetal.

Is centrifugal a common word?

centrifugal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.