archimedean
/ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdi.ən/US/ˌɑːɹkɪˈmiːdi.ən/
archimedean is the alternative letter-case form of Archimedean.
Adjective capitalized: Archimedean
Archimedean (comparative more Archimedean, superlative most Archimedean)
- Of or pertaining to Archimedes.
- Thy Archimedean hand hath learnt to frame
Celestiall Meteors out of Nitrous flame:1629, William Bastian, “To the Authour” in Francis Malthus (translator), A Treatise of Artificial Fire-Works, London: Richard Hawkins - […] sporting Nature, to amuse us,
Did startling Novelties produce us;
Mocking our Archimedean Sons
Of Art with strange Phænomenons,1717, anonymous author, British Wonders, London: John Morphew, page 2
- Thy Archimedean hand hath learnt to frame
- Having no infinitely large or infinitely small elements.
Noun capitalized: Archimedean
Archimedean (plural Archimedeans)
- A member of The Archimedeans, the mathematical society of the University of Cambridge.
Forms of archimedean
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Archimedean |
| superlative | most Archimedean |
| alternative form | archimedean |
| Noun | |
| plural | Archimedeans |
Origin of archimedean
From Archimedes + -an.
Words formed from archimedean
- hyperarchimedean
- Archimedean dual
- Archimedean field
- Archimedean graph
- Archimedean group
- Archimedean ordered field
- Archimedean point
- Archimedean principle
- Archimedean property
- Archimedean screw
- Archimedean solid
- Archimedean spiral
- Archimedean tessellation
- Archimedean valuation
- non-Archimedean time
Phrases with archimedean
Questions about archimedean
- What does archimedean mean?
- Archimedean means of or pertaining to Archimedes.
- What is archimedean the alternative letter-case form of?
- Archimedean is the alternative letter-case form of Archimedean.
- What part of speech is archimedean?
- Archimedean can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce archimedean?
- Archimedean is pronounced /ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdi.ən/ (UK).
Words near archimedean in the dictionary
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