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Definition of Eolipile
1. n. Same as Æolipile.
Definition of Eolipile
1. Noun. (alternative form of aeolipile) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eolipile
1. a type of engine [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eolipile
Literary usage of Eolipile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Descriptive and Historical Account of Hydraulic and Other Machines for by Thomas Ewbank (1858)
"... and Zeno—Hot baths at Roue—Ball supported on a jet of steam, from the
Spiritalia—Heron's whirling; eolipile—Steam engines on the same ..."
2. Rational Recreations by William Hooper (1782)
"... the air contained in the eolipile, it will prefs on the ... may be annexed to
the eolipile ; taking care always that the orifice by which the ..."
3. Physical Technics; Or, Practical Instructions for Making Experiments in by Joseph Frick (1862)
"[24] The eolipile.—If one is not disposed to incur the expense of a regular blast
apparatus, the eolipile, shown in fig. 34, in half the natural size, ..."
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