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Archimedes' screw
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アルキメデスの螺旋（アルキメデスのねじ）：古代ギリシャの数学者アルキメデスが紀元前200年頃に発明した、ねじ状の装置。円筒内でそのねじを回すことにより、下の水を上へ持ち上げ、灌漑などに利用される機械。
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(engineering) A screwlike device invented by Greek mathematician Archimedes, ca. 200 B.C.E., which when twisted inside a cylinder, raises water from a lower level to a higher level, allowing irrigation of fields.
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Archimedes' screw
The farmers installed an Archimedes' screw to lift water from the canal into the irrigation channels.
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The farmers installed an Archimedes' screw to lift water from the canal into the irrigation channels.
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