- aeolipyle
- noun /ˈiːəʊlɪpʌɪl/an instrument used to demonstrate the force at which heated vapour escapes from a vessel through a narrow aperture
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aeolipyle — ou Eolipyle. Boule de cuivre, de fer &c. laquelle estant remplie d eau & approchée du feu, fait du vent qui dure jusqu à ce que l eau qui se chauffe soit évaporée. On explique la nature & la cause des vents par la comparaison des Eolipyles … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
AEolipyle — AEolipile [AE]*ol i*pile, AEolipyle [AE]*ol i*pyle, n. [L. aeolipilae; Aeolus god of the winds + pila a ball, or Gr. ? gate (i. e., doorway of [AE]olus); cf. F. [ e]olipyle.] An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aeolipyle — (é o li pi l ) Voy. éolipyle … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
aeolipyle — ae·ol·i·pyle … English syllables
aeolipyle — n. first steam engine, with globe made to revolve by steam jets, described in 1st century AD … Dictionary of difficult words
aeolipyle — noun see aeolipile … Useful english dictionary
AEolipile — [AE]*ol i*pile, AEolipyle [AE]*ol i*pyle, n. [L. aeolipilae; Aeolus god of the winds + pila a ball, or Gr. ? gate (i. e., doorway of [AE]olus); cf. F. [ e]olipyle.] An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eolipile — AEolipile [AE]*ol i*pile, AEolipyle [AE]*ol i*pyle, n. [L. aeolipilae; Aeolus god of the winds + pila a ball, or Gr. ? gate (i. e., doorway of [AE]olus); cf. F. [ e]olipyle.] An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aeolipile — /ee ol euh puyl /, n. 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, aeolipyle, eolipile … Universalium
éolipyle — (é o li pi l ) s. m. Terme de physique. Instrument consistant en une sphère creuse pourvue d un tube à mince ouverture, qui, remplie d eau et chauffée, donne issue à un jet impétueux de vapeur. • L eau qui reste en l éolipyle Ne se refroidit… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
