Question

read the following from a dictionary of american language heritage.

cen·trif·u·gal (adj.)

/sěn-trǐfyə-gal/

from new latin centrifugus; latin
centrum, center; see center + latin
fugere, to flee.

based on this entry, what is the origin and meaning of centrifugal?

a. the origin is from new latin center and from latin flee, and it means to flee to the center.

b. the origin is from latin centrifugus and from latin center, and it means to be fixed in the center.

c. the origin is from new latin centrifugus and from latin fugere, and it means to move away from the center.

d. the origin is from new latin centrum and from latin fugere, and it means to move toward the center.

Explanation:

Para determinar la respuesta, analizamos la entrada del diccionario:

• Origen: "from New Latin centrifugus: Latin centrum, center; see CENTER + Latin fugere, to flee".
• Significado: "centrum" (centro) + "fugere" (huir) implica movimiento alejado del centro (porque "fugere" es huir, así que huir del centro).

Analicemos las opciones:

• Opción A: Incorrecto, el significado no es "flee to the center" (huir hacia el centro), sino alejarse.
• Opción B: Incorrecto, el origen no es "from Latin centrifugus and from Latin center" así, y el significado no es "be fixed in the center".
• Opción C: Correcto, origen de New Latin "centrifugus" (que incluye "centrum" y "fugere"), y significado "move away from the center" (alejarse del centro, ya que "fugere" es huir del centro).
• Opción D: Incorrecto, el significado no es "move toward the center" (hacia el centro), sino alejarse.

Answer:

C. The origin is from New Latin centrifugus and from Latin fugere, and it means to move away from the center.