Archimedean spiral
Archimedean spiral · Archimedean spirals
spirale d'Archimède
spirala Archimedesa
espiral de Arquimedes
A spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rateA spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.
Translations
3 languagesMeaning
1 sensesA spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.
Origin
Named after Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 – c. 212 BC), a Greek mathematician, physicist,Named after Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 – c. 212 BC), a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.
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Forms
plural: Archimedean spiralsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedlogarithmic spiral
See also
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