centrifuge

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n. 离心机 vt. 使受离心作用, 用离心机分离

发音

UK /ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/
其它

词形变化

centrifuges 复数 centrifuges centrifuged centrifuges 三单 centrifuging centrifuging 现在分词 centrifuged 过去式 centrifuged 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.

  2. 2.

    By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)

  3. 3.

    An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.

    比喻
v.
  1. 1.

    To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.

    使离心

    以离心机分离

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

extractor separator

上位词 2

setup apparatus

下位词 3

haematocrit hematocrit ultracentrifuge
动词

同义词 1

centrifugate

上位词 1

spin

下位词 1

ultracentrifuge

相关短语

gas centrifuge

词源

From French centrifuge, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”). Equivalent to centri- + -fuge.

来源：wiktionary