Archimedes

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdiːz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑːɹkɪˈmiːdiːz/

Proper noun

Archimedes

1. An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.
2. (astronomy) A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.

Derived terms

• Archimedean

Translations

an ancient Greek mathematician

• Arabic: أَرْخِمِيدَس‎‎ m (ʾarḵimīdas)
• Armenian: Արքիմեդ (Arkʿimed)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿基米德 (zh) (Ājīmǐdé)

• Czech: Archimédes m
• Esperanto: Arkimedo, Arĥimedo
• Finnish: Arkhimedes
• French: Archimède (fr) m
• German: Archimedes (de) m
• Greek: Αρχιμήδης (el) m (Archimídis)

  Ancient: Ἀρχιμήδης m (Arkhimḗdēs)

• Hungarian: Arkhimédész (hu)
• Italian: Archimede (it) m
• Japanese: アルキメデス (Arukimedesu)
• Korean: 아르키메데스 (Areukimedeseu)
• Persian: ارشمیدس‎‎ (Aršemides)
• Portuguese: Arquimedes m
• Romanian: Arhimede m
• Russian: Архиме́д (ru) m (Arximéd)
• Spanish: Arquímedes

an early RISC personal computer

a large lunar impact crater

See also

• Aristotle
• Plato
• Pythagoras
• Socrates

Anagrams

• demarchies

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Archimedes m

1. Obsolete spelling of Arquimedes (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).