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ar·chi·me·de·an \|ärkə|mēdēən, |ȧk- also -_mə̇|d-\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Archimedes (from Greek Archimēdēs) died 212 B.C. Greek mathematician & inventor + English -an : of, relating to, or invented by Archimedes : constructed on the principle of an invention by Archimedes < archimedean drill > < archimedean lever > |