# centrifugal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɛnˈtɹɪf.(j)ə.ɡl̩/ · frequency rank #29,961

## Definitions
1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
2. Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
3. Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.

## Etymology
From New Latin centrifugālis, coined by Christiaan Huygens from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”) + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **centrifuge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/centrifugal-vs-centrifuge)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccentrifugal`, `cenntrifugal`, `cenrtifugal`, `centirfugal`, `centrfiugal`, `centriffugal`, `centrifgual`, `centrifuagl`, `centrifugall`, `centrifuggal`, `centrifugla`, `centriufgal`, `centrrifugal`, `centtrifugal`, `cetnrifugal`, `cnetrifugal`, `ecntrifugal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/centrifugal