centrifugal

/sɛntɹəˈfjuːɡəl/

noun

  1. 1

    A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.

adjective

  1. 1

    Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.

  2. 2

    Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.

  3. 3

    Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.

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