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Connor S.
10-19-2008, 07:51 AM
Which is the correct spelling of the word?

Obviously its Centrifical.

Mr.Onion
10-19-2008, 07:55 AM
There is no entry for "centrifical" in dictionary.com.
There is no entry for "centrifical" in Wiktionary.org.
AFAIK, there's entry in the OED either. :p

Coolguy
10-19-2008, 09:16 AM
It's centriFUGAL! :p

And doesn't centripedal mean something else?

CheeseLord
10-19-2008, 09:25 AM
They are different forces, but the question wasn't asking about that.

AtkinsSJ
10-19-2008, 09:45 AM
Centrifugal force doesn't actually exist, and centripetal force makes no sense in my head, really.

So both of the two bottom options are correct.