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Archimedes

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Arˊchi-me′des

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Noun.

(Paleon.)

An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.

Definition 2024

Archimedes

Archimedes

English

Proper noun

Archimedes

An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer
(astronomy) A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium

Derived terms

Archimedean

Translations

an ancient Greek mathematician

Arabic: أَرْخِمِيدَس m ‎(ʾarḵimīdas)
Armenian: Արքիմեդ ‎(Arkʿimed)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿基米德 (zh) ‎(Ājīmǐdé)
Esperanto: Arkimedo, Arĥimedo
French: Archimède (fr) m
German: Archimedes (de) m
Greek: Αρχιμήδης (el) m ‎(Archimídis)
Ancient: Ἀρχιμήδης m ‎(Arkhimḗdēs)

Hungarian: Arkhimédész (hu)
Italian: Archimede (it) m
Japanese: アルキメデス ‎(Arukimedesu)
Korean: 아르키메데스 ‎(Areukimedeseu)
Persian: ارشمیدس ‎(Aršemides)
Portuguese: Arquimedes m
Romanian: Arhimede m
Russian: Архиме́д (ru) m ‎(Arximéd)
Spanish: Arquímedes

an early RISC personal computer

a large lunar impact crater

See also

Portuguese

Proper noun

Archimedes m

Obsolete spelling of Arquimedes (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).