Archimedean spiral

== English == === Alternative forms === spiral of Archimedes, Archimedes' spiral === Etymology === Named after Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 – c. 212 BC), a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. === Noun === Archimedean spiral (plural Archimedean spirals) (mathematics) A spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate. Synonym: arithmetic spiral Hyponym: Fermat's spiral ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== logarithmic spiral