亚洲网紅露点

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Archimedes' screw

or Ar顎僣hime顎僤ean screw顎

noun

  1. a device consisting essentially of a spiral passage within an inclined cylinder for raising water to a height when rotated.


Archimedes' screw

/ 藢蓱藧k瑟藞mi藧d瑟蓹n, -m瑟藞di藧蓹n /

noun

  1. an ancient type of water-lifting device making use of a spiral passage in an inclined cylinder. The water is raised when the spiral is rotated
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Archimedes' screw1

First recorded in 1860鈥65
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