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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ae•ol•i•pile (ē ol′ə pīl′),USA pronunciation n. - Physicsa 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.
Also, ae•ol′i•pyle′, eolipile. - Greek pýlē gate
- Latin aeolīpilae balls of Aeolus, alteration of aeolīpylae gates of Aeolus, equivalent. to Aeolī (genitive singular of Aeolus) + pylae, plural of pyla
- 1650–60
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