Danaide Definition

noun

(engineering) A water wheel having a vertical axis and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one.

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Singular:
danaide
Plural:
Danaides

Origin of Danaide

  • From the mythical Danaides, who were condemned to fill with water a vessel full of holes.

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