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CENTRIFUGAL

proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis

The meaning of the word centrifugal is proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis.

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etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
cullto select from a group : choose
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
decreean order usually having the force of law
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme