Meanings
plural Archimedean spirals · alternative spiral of Archimedes · alternative Archimedes' spiral
- mathematicsA spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.
Max flees and tries to visit Sol, only to find that he has died. Max searches his house and finds mathematical scribblings similar to his own. On a Go board, with its pieces arranged in an Archimedean spiral, Max finds a piece of paper with the 216-digit number.
2010 November 16, Wikipedia contributors, “Pi (film)”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia FoundationSynonyms: arithmetic spiral
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.
Origin
Named after Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 – c. 212 BC), a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech Archimédova spirála
- Archimédova spirálaa spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate
Dutch archimedes-spiraal
- archimedes-spiraala spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate
Esperanto arĥimeda spiralo, arkimeda spiralo
- arĥimeda spiraloa spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate
- arkimeda spiraloa spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate
Finnish Arkhimedeen spiraali, aritmeettinen spiraali
- Arkhimedeen spiraalia spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate
- aritmeettinen spiraalia spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate
French spirale d'Archimède
- spirale d'Archimèdea spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate
Hungarian arkhimédészi spirál
- arkhimédészi spirála spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate
Polish spirala Archimedesa
- spirala Archimedesaa spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate
Portuguese espiral de Arquimedes
- espiral de Arquimedesa spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate
Cite this entry
Archimedean spiral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Archimedean%20spiral
“Archimedean spiral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Archimedean%20spiral. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Archimedean spiral,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Archimedean%20spiral.
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