centrifuge
French, adjective/sɑ̃.tʁi.fyʒ/
centrifuge is spelled C-E-N-T-R-I-F-U-G-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 42,227th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Centrifuge is a French adjective meaning “centrifugal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui éloigne ou qui s’éloigne du centre”.
What does centrifuge mean in English?
adjective
- 1
centrifugal
- 2
centrifugal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui éloigne ou qui s’éloigne du centre. 2. Qualifie la force qui, dans un mouvement de rotation, se forme à l'opposé du centre (ou de l'axe) de rotation. 3. Qui utilise cette force. 4. Plaçant un noyau devant un modificateur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of centrifuge
- centrifuges plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce centrifuge?
- /sɑ̃.tʁi.fyʒ/
- \sɑ̃.tʁi.fyʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to centrifuge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is centrifuge in French?
centrifuge appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).