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noun
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
In a rotating reference frame, the apparent force that seems to push all bodies away from the centre of rotation of the frame and is a consequence of the body's mass and the frame's angular speed. It works in conjunction with the Coriolis force to give correct motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
In circular motion, the 'reactive' centrifugal force is a real force applied by the accelerating body that is equal and opposite to the centripetal force that is acting on the accelerating body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
In polar coordinates, the apparent radial force that acts away from the center and is a consequence of the body's angular speed around the origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Centripetal force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: erroneous
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noun
the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: centripetal force
Broader terms: force
History
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Across languages
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
