aeolipile

1650–60; <Latin aeolīpilae balls of Aeolus, alteration of aeolīpylae gates of Aeolus, equivalent to Aeolī (genitive singular of Aeolus) + pylae, plural of pyla<Greek pýlē gate

Words nearby aeolipile

aeolian harp, Aeolian Islands, Aeolian mode, aeolian tone, Aeolic, aeolipile, Aeolis, aeolotropic, Aeolus, aeon, aeonian

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How to use aeolipile in a sentence

Another orifice in the aeolipile was fitted with a reed, so that the steam going through it imitated the song of a bird.
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The Verbiest model was for a four-wheeled carriage, on which an aeolipile was mounted with a pan of burning coals beneath it.
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Some late authors have discovered the extraordinary use to which the frauds of the heathen priesthood applied the Aeolipile, viz.
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British Dictionary definitions for aeolipile

aeolipile

/ (iːˈɒlɪˌpaɪl) /

noun

a device illustrating the reactive forces of a gas jet: usually a spherical vessel mounted so as to rotate and equipped with angled exit pipes from which steam within it escapes

Word Origin for aeolipile

C17: from Latin aeolīpilae balls of Aeolus or aeolīpylae gates of Aeolus

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