Definition for eolipile (2 of 2)
aeolipile
or ae·ol·i·pyle, e·ol·i·pile
[ ee-ol-uh-pahyl ]
/ iˈɒl əˌpaɪl /
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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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 (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for eolipile (2 of 2)
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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