Archimedes' screw
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Archimedes' screw
noun
a device consisting essentially of a spiral passage within an inclined cylinder for raising water to a height when rotated.
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Archimedes' screw or Archimedean screw (ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdɪən, -mɪˈdiːən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 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 | |
| Archimedean screw or Archimedean screw | |
| —n | |
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Archimedes'_screw
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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