moving or tending to move away from a centre.

using or acted on by centrifugal force.

(bot.) proceeding or developing away from the apex or towards the base; centrifugal; 4. (physiol.) carrying away from a central part, esp. designating nerves that carry impulses away from a nerve centre; efferent.

that which tends away from a centre.

a machine using centrifugal force to separate particles of varying density, as cream from milk or to draw off moisture, as in a washing machine; a centrifuge.