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danaide

danaide noun: a water wheel having a vertical axis and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one.

Noun

danaide (plural danaides)

  1. A water wheel having a vertical axis and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one.

Forms of danaide

pluraldanaides

Origin of danaide

From the mythical Danaides, who were condemned to fill a hole-filled vessel with water.

Questions about danaide

What does danaide mean?
Danaide means a water wheel having a vertical axis and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one.
What part of speech is danaide?
Danaide is a noun.
What is the plural of danaide?
The plural of danaide is danaides.

Words near danaide in the dictionary

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