| English adjective: centrifugal | |||
| 1. | centrifugal tending to move away from a center | ||
| Samples | Centrifugal force. | ||
| Similar | outward-developing, outward-moving | ||
| Antonyms | centripetal | ||
| 2. | centrifugal tending away from centralization, as of authority | ||
| Samples | The division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress. | ||
| Similar | decentralising, decentralizing | ||
| Antonyms | centralising, centralizing | ||
| 3. | centrifugal conveying information to the muscles from the CNS | ||
| Samples | Motor nerves. | ||
| Synonyms | motor | ||
| Similar | efferent, motorial | ||
| Antonyms | afferent | ||