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Webster 1913 Edition
Archimedean
Arˊchi-me-de′an
(ärˊkĭmē̍-dē′an)
, Adj.
[L.
Archimedeus
.] Of or pertaining to
Archimedes
, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes’ screw; as,
Archimedean
drill, propeller, etc.Archimedean screw
, or Archimedes' screw
an instrument, said to have been invented by
Archimedes
, for raising water, formed by winding a flexible tube round a cylinder in the form of a screw. When the screw is placed in an inclined position, and the lower end immersed in water, by causing the screw to revolve, the water is raised to the upper end. Francis.