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archimedes' screw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
archimedes' screw
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 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.

Inflected Forms

Archimedes' screws (plural) Archimedean screw (alternative) Archimedes screw (alternative)

Questions

What does archimedes' screw mean?
A 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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