1
[ adjective ] conveying information to the muscles from the CNS

Synonyms

motor

Examples

"motor nerves"

Related terms

efferent

2
[ adjective ] tending away from centralization, as of authority

Examples

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

Related terms

decentralizing

3
[ adjective ] tending to move away from a center

Examples

"centrifugal force"

Related terms

centripetal outward-moving outward-developing

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

S EH0 N T R IH1 F Y IH0 G AH0 L

Similar Spelling

centrifugate centrifuge centrifugation centrical centripetal centriole Centaurium centrally centromeric centroidal centerfold centrist centrism centerfield central_bank central_body central_city centralizing Central_Thai Central_Time central-fire centralising center_field Central_Park Centropus

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