Centrifuge

Today let's learn a new word, centrifuge! [Transcript: Hi and welcome to Let’s Word Up! Each day we post a word of the day to help you improve your English language skills. Today’s word of the day is centrifuge. Nouns are words that we use to name things. It can be a person, a place, a thing, an idea or concept. Therefore, centrifuge is a noun. A centrifuge is a machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents. It is usually used to separate fluids with different densities or liquids from solids. An example of centrifuge used as a noun in a sentence would be: We used the centrifuge to separate the oil and water. Or, The centrifuge is broken so we'll need to figure out a different way to do the experiment, or wait for a new one. Centrifuge can also be used as a verb, meaning to subject to the action of a centrifuge or separate by centrifuge. An example of centrifuge used as a verb in a sentence would be: The experiment aims to centrifuge the liquids and observe the effects. Or, She had the brilliant idea to centrifuge the mixture into its individual parts. Thank you for listening, we hope that you found it helpful and interesting. Until next time.]