Title: centrifugal acceleration
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - centrifugal acceleration
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C00933
Status: current
Index: quantity

Definition
The acceleration of a component as a result of a uniform rotational motion. Centrifugal acceleration is a vector quantity.

Related Term
- acceleration: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00051

Sources
- PAC, 1994, 66, 897. 'Quantities and units for centrifugation in the clinical laboratory (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 900 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466040897)
- PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 965 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)

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Citation: Citation: 'centrifugal acceleration' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.C00933
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