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spiral of archimedes

spi·ral of Ar·chi·me·des
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spahy-ruh l uhv, ov ahr-kuh-mee-deez]
    • /ˈspaɪ rəl ʌv, ɒv ˌɑr kəˈmi diz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spahy-ruh l uhv, ov ahr-kuh-mee-deez]
    • /ˈspaɪ rəl ʌv, ɒv ˌɑr kəˈmi diz/

Definitions of spiral of archimedes words

  • noun spiral of archimedes a curve that is the locus of a point that moves outward with uniform speed along a vector, beginning at the origin, while the vector rotates about the origin with uniform angular velocity. Equation (in polar coordinates): r = aθ. 1
  • noun spiral of archimedes a spiral having the equation r = aθ, where a is a constant. It is the locus of a point moving to or from the origin at a constant speed along a line rotating around that origin at a constant speed 0

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Origin of spiral of archimedes

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; named after Archimedes

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Parts of speech for Spiral of archimedes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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spiral of archimedes popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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