French word

centrifuge

Pronunciation

IPA/sɑ̃tʁifyʒ/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncentrifuge

Example

Le laboratoire a installé un centrifuge pour analyser des échantillons.

The laboratory installed a centrifuge to analyze samples.

Illustration for centrifuge (centrifuge)

More examples

J'ai acheté un centrifuge pour faire des jus le matin.

I bought a centrifuge to make juices in the morning.

Core concept

A high-speed spinning device that pushes denser parts of a mixture outward for separation.

Common phrases

  • acheter un centrifuge

    buy a centrifuge

  • utiliser un centrifuge

    use a centrifuge

  • un centrifuge de cuisine

    a kitchen centrifuge

Similar words

appareil: A device used for a particular purpose.
machine: A large powered machine that performs work.
instrument: A precise tool or piece of equipment.
matériel: The equipment and supplies needed for a task or activity.

Definition in French

Appareil qui utilise la force centrifuge pour séparer les éléments d'un mélange selon leur densité, employé surtout en laboratoire.

Word origin

French centrifuge comes from scientific Latin centrifugus, built from centrum, "center", and fugere, "to flee", meaning moving away from the center.

Usage tips

  • In laboratory usage, centrifuge is masculine: un centrifuge; the related noun centrifugeuse is feminine: une centrifugeuse.

Related words

  • centrifugeusecentrifugenoun
  • centrifugercentrifugeverb

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