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Definition: ARCHIMEDEAN SCREW |
ARCHIMEDEAN SCREW1. An instrument, said to have been invented by Archimedes, for raising water, formed by winding a flexible tube round a cylinder in the form of a screw. When the screw is placed in an inclined position, and the lower end immersed in water, by causing the screw to revolve, the water is raised to the upper end. --Francis. |
Crosswords: ARCHIMEDEAN SCREW |
| English words defined with "ARCHIMEDEAN SCREW": Archimedean ♦ Water snail. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "ARCHIMEDEAN SCREW"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | mekanisme med arkimedesskrue (Archimedean screw-action). (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | schroefmechanisme (Archimedean screw-action). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | dispositif vis d'Archimède (Archimedean screw-action). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Vorrichtung mit archimedischer Schraube (Archimedean screw-action). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | διάταξη με κοχλία του Αρχιμήδη (Archimedean screw-action). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | dispositivo a vite d'Archimede (Archimedean screw-action). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | archimedeanay ewscray dispositivo com parafuso de Arquimedes (Archimedean screw-action). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-d-e-e-e-h-i-m-n-r-r-s-w" | |
-4 letters: merchandiser. | |
-5 letters: archenemies, mercenaries, merchandise, schwarmerei, weimaraners. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 52 43 48 49 4D 45 44 45 41 4E 53 43 52 45 57 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01010010 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001101 01000101 01000100 01000101 01000001 01001110 00100000 01010011 01000011 01010010 01000101 01010111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A R C H I M E D E A N   S C R E W |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0052 0043 0048 0049 004D 0045 0044 0045 0041 004E 0053 0043 0052 0045 0057 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)355237424347393839354825337523957 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francês |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | tysker, Duitse, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, alemão |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, grego |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, português |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Images: Slideshow 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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