Archimedes' screw (English, noun)
expansion: Archimedes' screw (plural Archimedes' screws)
Senses:
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: Archimedes' screws
tags: plural
form: Archimedean screw
tags: alternative
form: Archimedes screw
tags: alternative