Centrifuge vs Mixer - What's the difference?
centrifuge | mixer |
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
To rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Someone or something who mixes; the agent noun of mix .
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A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
A non-alcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.
mixing console
(senseid)(US) A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.
As nouns the difference between centrifuge and mixer
is that centrifuge is a device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed while mixer is food processor.As a verb centrifuge
is to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents.centrifuge
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(wikipedia centrifuge) (en noun)Derived terms
* gas centrifuge * ultracentrifugeVerb
mixer
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(en noun)- Bad mixer as he was, he preferred to be "out of it" in a crowd than out of it altogether.
- Do we have any mixers ? I don't want to drink this vodka neat.