centrifugal force (redirected from Centrifugal pseudoforce)

centrifugal force

n.

The apparent force, equal and opposite to the centripetal force, drawing a rotating body away from the center of rotation, caused by the inertia of the body.

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centrifugal force

n

(Physics / General Physics) a fictitious force that can be thought of as acting outwards on any body that rotates or moves along a curved path

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centrifugal force

An effect that seems to cause an object moving in a curve to be pushed away from the curve's center. Centrifugal force is not a true force but is actually the effect of inertia, in that the moving object's natural tendency is to move in a straight line. See Note at centripetal force.

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centrifugal force - the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration" centripetal force - the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body