centrifugal force
noun
: the apparent force that is felt by an object moving in a curved path that acts outwardly away from the center of rotation compare centripetal force
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Several factors work against such centrifugal forces.
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Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
Often surrounded by spectators, the motorists move through the massive, wooden cylinder using inertia, friction and centrifugal force to remain upright—and avoid crashing to the ground.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2024
The mall was the natural spinoff of the centrifugal force reshaping how Americans lived.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Particles near the poles had less centrifugal force, so they got pulled down toward the middle, forming a big flat disk.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
Here the centrifugal force points away from the axis of rotation, not away from the center of the cloud.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
For the case of Kepler’s law, this included expressions for gravitational and centrifugal forces, as well as basic premises like mass should always be positive.
—Dina Genkina, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2023
And yet the album retains Morphine’s signature ruminative sound, one that draws the listener in as if by centrifugal force.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
Top-speed running is best left for high-banked circle tracks such as Nardo in Italy, where a bit of centrifugal force can help to counteract the slight aerodynamic lift that causes the Diablo to become light and darty at speed.
—Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
Often surrounded by spectators, the motorists move through the massive, wooden cylinder using inertia, friction and centrifugal force to remain upright—and avoid crashing to the ground.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2024
The mall was the natural spinoff of the centrifugal force reshaping how Americans lived.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Particles near the poles had less centrifugal force, so they got pulled down toward the middle, forming a big flat disk.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
Here the centrifugal force points away from the axis of rotation, not away from the center of the cloud.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
For the case of Kepler’s law, this included expressions for gravitational and centrifugal forces, as well as basic premises like mass should always be positive.
—Dina Genkina, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2023
And yet the album retains Morphine’s signature ruminative sound, one that draws the listener in as if by centrifugal force.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
Top-speed running is best left for high-banked circle tracks such as Nardo in Italy, where a bit of centrifugal force can help to counteract the slight aerodynamic lift that causes the Diablo to become light and darty at speed.
—Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
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