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A machine in which wet clothes are spun in a cylinder full of holes to remove water from them, taking advantage of centrifugal force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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a clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spin drier
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clothes dryer, clothes drier
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
центрофуга
(centrofuga)
— machine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
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Czech:
ždímačka
— machine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
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Finnish:
pyykkilinko
— machine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
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Finnish:
kuivauslinko
— machine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
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Finnish:
linko
— machine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
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Hungarian:
centrifuga
— machine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
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Italian:
centrifuga
— machine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
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Slovak:
žmýkačka
— machine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force
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Swedish:
centrifug
— machine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force