ARCHIMEDES' SCREW


Meaning of ARCHIMEDES' SCREW in English

noun Etymology: Archimedes Date: 1728 a device made of a tube bent spirally around an axis or of a broad-threaded screw encased by a cylinder and used to raise water

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