eolipile

[ ee-ol-uh-pahyl ]

/ iˈɒl əˌpaɪl /

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noun

a variant of aeolipile.

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Words nearby eolipile

Eogene, eohippus, eo ipso, Eolian, Eolic, eolipile, eolith, Eolithic, Eolus, EOM, eon

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How to use eolipile in a sentence

This also was the invention of Hero, and was a reaction engine, on the principle of the eolipile.
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British Dictionary definitions for eolipile

eolipile

/ (iːˈɒlɪˌpaɪl) /

noun

a variant spelling of aeolipile

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