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10 Language-to-English DictionariesArchimede
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ar-ki-ˈmɛ-de
"Il celebre scienziato Archimede nacque a Siracusa."
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An ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, and inventor who made groundbreaking contributions to geometry, hydrostatics, and mechanics.
"Archimedes is famous for discovering the law of buoyancy while stepping into a public bath." - 2
Used attributively to describe eponymous scientific laws, principles, or mechanical inventions attributed to the ancient scholar.
"The engineer applied the principles of the Archimedes screw to design an efficient irrigation pump."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek proper name Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimēdēs), composed of arkhos (master, leader) and mēdos (thought, counsel). It historically refers to the renowned ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, and engineer from Syracuse, whose name has become eponymous for fundamental physical principles and inventive genius.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Archimedes" is said worldwide
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Archimède
Transliteration: ar-ʃi-mɛd
"Archimède a crié Eurêka après avoir fait sa découverte."
Archimedes
Transliteration: ar-çi-ˈmeː-dəs
"Das archimedische Prinzip wurde von Archimedes formuliert."
Archimede
Transliteration: ar-ki-ˈmɛ-de
"Il celebre scienziato Archimede nacque a Siracusa."
Arquímedes
Transliteration: ar-ˈki-me-ðes
"Arquímedes formuló leyes fundamentales de la física."
Arquimedes
Transliteration: ar-ki-ˈmẽ-dʒis
"Arquimedes contribuiu muito para a geometria."
आर्किमिडीज़
Transliteration: arkimidiīz
"आर्किमिडीज़ ने उत्प्लावन का सिद्धांत दिया था।"
阿基米德
Transliteration: Ājīmǐdé
"阿基米德是古希腊杰出的科学家。"
아르키메데스
Transliteration: areukimēdesu
"아르키메데스는 부력의 원리를 발견했습니다."
アルキメデス
Transliteration: Arukimedesu
"アルキメデスは古代ギリシャの天才数学者です。"
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