English

An Archimedes' **** in water.

Animation showing how an Archimedes' **** functions. Alternatively, the cylindrical casing could be welded to and could rotate with the spiral ****.

Alternative forms

• Archimedean ****
• Archimedes ****

Noun

Archimedes' **** ‎(plural Archimedes' screws)

1. 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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