cen·tri·fuge
ˈsen-trə-ˌfyüj 
: a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
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Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024
Cascades are a group of centrifuges that spin uranium gas together to more quickly enrich the uranium.
—Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
In 2010, centrifuges at an Iranian nuclear facility were hijacked by a cyberweapon built and used by the United States and Israel.
—Paul Mozur, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
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Noun
The number of centrifuges in Iran has increased dramatically since 2018—when U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal—and enrichment levels have skyrocketed from 3.5 percent to over 60 percent.
—Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024
Cascades are a group of centrifuges that spin uranium gas together to more quickly enrich the uranium.
—Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Verb
This is sent through an enrichment process, usually in gas centrifuges, where it is turned into gaseous form and centrifuged till the two isotopes are separated from each other due to their slight difference in their atomic weights.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
In 2010, centrifuges at an Iranian nuclear facility were hijacked by a cyberweapon built and used by the United States and Israel.
—Paul Mozur, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
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“Centrifuge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centrifuge. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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centrifuge
1 of 2 noun
cen·tri·fuge
ˈsen-trə-ˌfyüj
: a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
centrifuge
2 of 2 transitive verb
centrifuged; centrifuging
: to subject to centrifugal action especially in a centrifuge
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