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e⋅ol⋅i⋅pile
/
iˈɒl
əˌpaɪl
/
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–noun
aeolipile.
ae⋅ol⋅i⋅pile
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iˈɒl
əˌpaɪl
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-pahyl
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–noun
1.
a round vessel caused to rotate by the force of tangentially escaping steam: an early example of jet propulsion.
2.
a device for injecting the vapors of heated alcohol into a laboratory furnace.
Also,
ae⋅ol⋅i⋅pyle,
eolipile.
Origin:
1650–60;
< L
aeolīpilae
balls of
Aeolus
,
alter. of
aeolīpylae
gates of
Aeolus
,
equiv. to
Aeolī
(gen. sing. of
Aeolus
) +
pylae,
pl. of
pyla
< Gk
pýlē
gate
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[ee-ol-uh-pahyl] 
əˌpaɪl