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Archimedes.

A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs), notably borne by Archimedes of Syracuse, an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer (c. 287–212 BCE).

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name/ˌɑɹ.kəˈmiː.diːz//ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdiːz/UK/ˌɑːɹkɪˈmiːdiːz/US/ɐˈkɪ.mi.diːz/
  1. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs), notably borne by Archimedes of Syracuse, an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer (c. 287–212 BCE).

  2. A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.

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Learned borrowing from Latin Archimēdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).

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