Meanings
nounArchimedes' screw (plural Archimedes' screws)
plural Archimedes' screws · alternative Archimedean screw · alternative Archimedes screw
- engineeringA screwlike device invented by Greek mathematician Archimedes, ca. 200 B.C.E., which when twisted inside a cylinder, raises water from a lower level to a higher level, allowing irrigation of fields.
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Arabic طُنْبُور
- طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr)A screwlike device that raises water
Dutch vijzel
- vijzelA screwlike device that raises water
Finnish Arkhimedeen ruuvi
- Arkhimedeen ruuviA screwlike device that raises water
German archimedische Schraube
- archimedische SchraubeA screwlike device that raises water
Hungarian arkhimédészi csavar
- arkhimédészi csavarA screwlike device that raises water
Korean 나선 양수기
- 나선 양수기 (naseon yangsugi)A screwlike device that raises water
Norwegian Archimedes' skrue
- Archimedes' skrueA screwlike device that raises water
Polish śruba Archimedesa
- śruba ArchimedesaA screwlike device that raises water
Portuguese parafuso de Arquimedes
- parafuso de ArquimedesA screwlike device that raises water
Romanian șurubul lui Arhimede
- șurubul lui ArhimedeA screwlike device that raises water
Turkish Arşimet'in vidası
- Arşimet'in vidasıA screwlike device that raises water
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APA
Archimedes' screw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Archimedes'%20screw
MLA
“Archimedes' screw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Archimedes'%20screw. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Archimedes' screw,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Archimedes'%20screw.
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