Archimedean

[ ahr-kuh-mee-dee-uhn, -mi-dee-uhn ]

/ ˌɑr kəˈmi di ən, -mɪˈdi ən /

adjective

of, relating to, or discovered by Archimedes.

Mathematics. of or relating to any ordered field, as the field of real numbers, having the property that for any two unequal positive elements there is an integral multiple of the smaller which is greater than the larger.

Origin of Archimedean

First recorded in1805–15; Archimede(s) + -an

Words nearby Archimedean

archil, Archilochian, Archilochus, archimage, archimandrite, Archimedean, Archimedean solid, Archimedes, Archimedes' principle, Archimedes' screw, archine

Example sentences from the Web for Archimedean

It is the Archimedean lever by which the great human world has been raised.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various
Next, the wet hanks have to be squeezed in the Archimedean press, and then hung up in that large, hot drying-room.
The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852|Various
This term generally alludes to the Archimedean screw, or screw-propeller.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
Archimedean Screw, a machine for raising water, said to have been invented by Archimedes.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various

When a business man once gets his mind set, not even an Archimedean lever could stir it.
The Holy Cross and Other Tales|Eugene Field

单词	archimedean
释义	Archimedean [ ahr-kuh-mee-dee-uhn, -mi-dee-uhn ] / ˌɑr kəˈmi di ən, -mɪˈdi ən / adjective of, relating to, or discovered by Archimedes. Mathematics. of or relating to any ordered field, as the field of real numbers, having the property that for any two unequal positive elements there is an integral multiple of the smaller which is greater than the larger. Origin of Archimedean First recorded in1805–15; Archimede(s) + -an Words nearby Archimedean archil, Archilochian, Archilochus, archimage, archimandrite, Archimedean, Archimedean solid, Archimedes, Archimedes' principle, Archimedes' screw, archine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Archimedean It is the Archimedean lever by which the great human world has been raised. Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886\|Various Next, the wet hanks have to be squeezed in the Archimedean press, and then hung up in that large, hot drying-room. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852\|Various This term generally alludes to the Archimedean screw, or screw-propeller. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth Archimedean Screw, a machine for raising water, said to have been invented by Archimedes. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2\|Various When a business man once gets his mind set, not even an Archimedean lever could stir it. The Holy Cross and Other Tales\|Eugene Field
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