Archimedean

Variant of Archimedes

Archimedes definition

Ar·chi·medes (är′kə mē′dēz′)

287?-212 ; Gr. mathematician & inventor, born in Syracuse (Sicily)

Related Forms:

  • Archimedean Ar′·chi·me′·dean (är′kə mē′dē ən, är′kə mi dē′ən) adjective

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