centrifugal

1. 1.

   tending to move away from a center

   “centrifugal force”

   Antonymscentripetal

   Similaroutward-developingoutward-moving
2. 2.

   tending away from centralization, as of authority

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

   Similardecentralizing
3. 3.

   conveying information to the muscles from the CNS

   “motor nerves”

   Synonymsmotor

   Similarefferent

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.