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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Popular on Variety Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor portrays Odette, the movie’s centrifugal force.
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024
To be stable, the torque from the gravitational force and the centrifugal force combined must be zero.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 5 July 2024
Several factors work against such centrifugal forces.
—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
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024
To be stable, the torque from the gravitational force and the centrifugal force combined must be zero.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 5 July 2024
Several factors work against such centrifugal forces.
—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
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