centrifugal force

noun5

1. •
   In everyday understanding, the effect that tends to move an object away from the center of a circle it is rotating about (a consequence of inertia).
2. •
   In a rotating reference frame, the apparent force that seems to push all bodies away from the centre of rotation of the frame and is a consequence of the body's mass and the frame's angular speed. It works in conjunction with the Coriolis force to give correct motion.

   • Although the Citadel is equipped with mass-effect-generating element-zero cores, most of the gravity on the station is generated by the centrifugal force of rotation. — 2008
3. •
   In polar coordinates, the apparent radial force that acts away from the center and is a consequence of the body's angular speed around the origin.
4. •
   Centripetal force.
5. •
   In circular motion, the 'reactive' centrifugal force is a real force applied by the accelerating body that is equal and opposite to the centripetal force that is acting on the accelerating body.