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Centrifugal force Moderate

Centrifugal force has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body

2

In everyday understanding, the effect that tends to move an object away from the center of a circle it is rotating about (a consequence of inertia).

Related Terms
Antonyms
centripetal force
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
force
Rhyming Words
circe force gorce perce parce marce terce farce merce darce scarce tierce amorce alerce amerce pierce source fierce coerce bierce
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