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ARCHIMEDES
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• ARCHIMEDES (noun)
The noun ARCHIMEDES has 1 sense:
1. Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)
Familiarity information: ARCHIMEDES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Context examples
'Dos pou sto,' said Archimedes. 'Give me a fulcrum, and I shall move the world!'
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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