centrifuge
noun
an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
centrifuges
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pluralof centrifuge.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof centrifuge (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
centrifugenounan apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
Example Sentences
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"It is plausible that high value items, such as uranium gas centrifuges, were brought into and stored within the tunnels," says Faragasso.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Tehran has previously indicated that it may be a replacement for a building within the Natanz complex used for the assembly of advanced centrifuges that was damaged after a suspected sabotage operation in July 2020.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
It includes facilities that contain centrifuges for making isotopes that could be repurposed to enrich uranium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
“It is plausible that Iran moved centrifuges into the tunnels” in Pickaxe, said David Albright, the institute’s president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Star City contains full-size mock-ups of spacecraft, a hydro-laboratory large enough for a 20-ton space module, special aircraft that simulate weightlessness, two centrifuges, and a planetarium with the capacity to show 9,000 stars.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
