aeolipile
or ae·ol·i·pyle, e·ol·i·pile
[ ee-ol-uh-pahyl ]
/ iˈɒl əˌpaɪl /
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noun
a round vessel caused to rotate by the force of tangentially escaping steam: an early example of jet propulsion.
a device for injecting the vapors of heated alcohol into a laboratory furnace.
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aeolian harp, Aeolian Islands, Aeolian mode, aeolian tone, Aeolic, aeolipile, Aeolis, aeolotropic, Aeolus, aeon, aeonian
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Example sentences from the Web for aeolipile
Another orifice in the aeolipile was fitted with a reed, so that the steam going through it imitated the song of a bird.
Automobile Biographies|Lyman Horace WeeksThe 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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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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