Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

archimedean spiral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: archimedean spi-ral
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Named after Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 – c. 212 BC), a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.

Inflected Forms

Archimedean spirals (plural) spiral of Archimedes (alternative) Archimedes' spiral (alternative)

Phrases

logarithmic spiral

Frequently Paired Words

logarithmic spiral

Synonyms

arithmetic spiral

Questions

What does archimedean spiral mean?: A spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.
Where does archimedean spiral come from?: Named after Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 – c. 212 BC), a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.

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