Meaning of Archimedes' screw | Babel Free
Definitions
A screwlike device invented by Greek mathematician Archimedes, ca. 200 B.C.E., which when twisted inside a cylinder, raises water from a lower level to a higher level, allowing irrigation of fields.
Equivalents
العربية
طنبور
Deutsch
archimedische Schraube
한국어
나선 양수기
Nederlands
vijzel
Português
parafuso de Arquimedes
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.