English Explanatory Dictionary

aeolipile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A steam engine powered by rocket propulsion due to escaping steam, consisting of a pressure vessel mounted on a bearing, with one or more tubes which exhaust steam tangentially to the rotation axis so as to create rotation.

Pronunciation

/ˈiː.əʊ.lɪ.pʌɪl/

Word forms

aeolipile aeolipiles aeolipyle eolipile

Etymology

From French éolipyle, from Latin Aeoli pylae (“doorway of Aeolus”).

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