ARCHIMEDES SCREW

Domain	Definition
Literature	Archimedes Screw An endless screw, used for raising water, propelling ships, etc., invented by Archimedes of Syracuse. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Archimedes screw

Archimedes invented a modification of the screw, applied to pump water. Conceptually, think of a tube wrapped around a shaft. Let the shaft be tilted somewhat from the vertical. As the bottom end of the tube turns through water, it will scoop up a bit of water. This puddle of water will slide up in the spiral tube as the shaft is turned, until finally it falls out of the top of the spiral tube.

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Anagrams: ARCHIMEDES SCREW

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-e-e-e-h-i-m-r-r-s-s-w"
	-3 letters: schwarmereis.
	-4 letters: schwarmerei, scrimshawed.
	-5 letters: careerisms, creameries, mercerised, mercerises, researched, researches, screechers, screechier, semisacred.
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