Archimedes

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A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs), notably borne by Archimedes of Syracuse, an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer (c. 287–212 BCE).
A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.

är′kə-mēʹdēz /ˌɑɹ.kəˈmiː.diːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Archimedes.wav /ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdiːz/ /ˌɑːɹkɪˈmiːdiːz/ /ɐˈkɪ.mi.diːz/

Archimedes Arkhimedes

Learned borrowing from Latin Archimēdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).

Aristotle Plato Pythagoras Socrates

Archimedean Archimedes number trammel of Archimedes

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