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Archimedes — /ahr keuh mee deez/, n. 287? 212 B.C., Greek mathematician, physicist, and inventor: discovered the principles of specific gravity and of the lever. * * * born с 290–280 BC, Syracuse, Sicily died 212/211 BC, Syracuse Legendary Greek inventor and… … Universalium
Archimedes' screw — Archimedean Ar chi*me*de an, a. [L. Archimedeus.] Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc. [1913 Webster] {Archimedean screw}, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Archimedes' Principle — Archimedes (287 212 B.C.) was a legend during his lifetime. He was a brilliant mathematician and an inventor of the Archimedes screw, a machine for raising water. Although the lever had been in use long before Archimedes, he worked out the… … Dictionary of eponyms
Archimedes' screw — was operated by hand and could raise water efficiently … Wikipedia
Archimedes' principle — Archimedes prin|ci|ple the scientific rule which explains that an object in a liquid is kept up by a force which is equal to the weight of the liquid that the object ↑displaces … Dictionary of contemporary English
Archimedes — For other uses, see Archimedes (disambiguation). Archimedes of Syracuse (Greek: Ἀρχιμήδης) … Wikipedia
Archimedes paradox — The Archimedes paradox, named after Archimedes of Syracuse, states that an object can float in a quantity of water that has less volume than the object itself, if its average density is less than that of water. The implication of this is that a… … Wikipedia
Archimedes principle — Archimedo dėsnis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Skysčių ir dujų statikos dėsnis: kūną, panardintą į skystį ar dujas, veikia išstumiamoji jėga F, lygi kūno išstumto skysčio ar dujų sunkiui; jos veikimo taškas –… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
Archimedes — /akəˈmidiz/ (say ahkuh meedeez) noun 287?–212 BC, Greek mathematician, physicist, and inventor; noted for many discoveries in mathematics, mechanics and hydrostatics including the formulae for calculating the area of various figures, the… …
Archimedes principle — Archimedo dėsnis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Archimedes law; Archimedes principle vok. Archimedisches Gesetz, n; Archimedisches Prinzip, n rus. архимедов принцип, m; закон Архимеда, m pranc. principe d’Archimède, m; théorème… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
