Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centrifugally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: cen-trifu-gal-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Away from a centre or axis.

adv

Using centrifugal force.

adv

In a centrifuge.

Etymology

Etymology tree English centrifugal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English centrifugally From centrifugal + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more centrifugally (comparative) most centrifugally (superlative)

Derived Forms

ultracentrifugally

Frequently Paired Words

centripetally

Questions

What does centrifugally mean?: Away from a centre or axis.
Where does centrifugally come from?: Etymology tree English centrifugal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English centrifugally From centrifugal + -ly.

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