Archimedean spiral en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 – c. 212 BC), a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.
Meanings
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A spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.
Max flees and tries to visit Sol, only to find that he has died. Max searches his house and finds mathematical scribblings similar to his own. On a Go board, with its pieces arranged in an Archimedean spiral, Max finds a piece of paper with the 216-digit number.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archimedean spirals | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| spiral of Archimedes | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Archimedes' spiral | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (10)
cs Archimédova spirála (a spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate) · fr spirale d'Archimède (a spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate) · hu arkhimédészi spirál (a spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate) · eo arkimeda spiralo (a spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate) · pt espiral de Arquimedes (a spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate) · fi Arkhimedeen spiraali (a spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate) · fi aritmeettinen spiraali (a spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate) · pl spirala Archimedesa (a spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate) · nl archimedes-spiraal (a spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate) · eo arĥimeda spiralo (a spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate)