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.

Origin of 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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Example sentences from the Web for aeolipile

The Verbiest model was for a four-wheeled carriage, on which an aeolipile was mounted with a pan of burning coals beneath it.
Automobile Biographies|Lyman Horace Weeks
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 Weeks
Some late authors have discovered the extraordinary use to which the frauds of the heathen priesthood applied the Aeolipile, viz.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various

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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单词	aeolipile
释义	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. Origin of 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aeolipile The Verbiest model was for a four-wheeled carriage, on which an aeolipile was mounted with a pan of burning coals beneath it. Automobile Biographies\|Lyman Horace Weeks 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 Weeks Some late authors have discovered the extraordinary use to which the frauds of the heathen priesthood applied the Aeolipile, viz. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction\|Various 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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