English Explanatory Dictionary

Archimedes' screw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A screwlike device invented by Greek mathematician Archimedes, ca. 200 B.C.E., which when twisted inside a cylinder, raises water from a lower level to a higher level, allowing irrigation of fields.

Word forms

Archimedes' screw Archimedes' screws Archimedean screw Archimedes screw
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