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Gregarious vs Centrifuge - What's the difference?

gregarious | centrifuge |

As an adjective gregarious

is (of a person) describing one who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.

As a noun 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.

As a verb centrifuge is

to rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents.

gregarious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a person) Describing one who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
  • (zoology) Of animals that travel in herds or packs.
  • * 1972 , (Richard Adams), (Watership Down)
  • Rabbits are lively at nightfall, and when evening rain drives them underground they still feel gregarious .

    Antonyms

    * (of a person) (l) * (zoology) (l)

    Synonyms

    * (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) outgoing, sociable

    centrifuge

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia centrifuge) (en noun)
  • 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.
  • Derived terms

    * gas centrifuge * ultracentrifuge

    Verb

  • To rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents