Archimedean spiral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.

Word forms

Archimedean spiral Archimedean spirals spiral of Archimedes Archimedes' spiral

Etymology

Named after Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 – c. 212 BC), a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.

Related words

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