ARCHIMEDES' SCREW


Meaning of ARCHIMEDES' SCREW in English

Pronunciation: ˌ är-k ə - ' m ē -d ē z-

Function: 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

Archimedes' screw

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