Archimedes' Screw Definition
noun
An ancient water-raising device attributed to Archimedes, made up of a spiral tube coiled about a shaft or of a large screw in a cylinder, revolved by hand.
Webster's New World
A screwlike device invented by Greek mathematician Archimedes, ca. 200 BCE, which when twisted inside a cylinder, raises water from a lower level to a higher level, allowing irrigation of fields.
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Noun
Singular:
Archimedes' screw
Plural:
archimedes-screws
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