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Webster 1913 Edition


Eolipile

E-ol′i-pile

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
éolipyle
.]
Same as
æolipile
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Eolipile

EOL'IPILE

,
Noun.
[Aeolus, the deity of the winds, and pila, a ball.]
A hollow ball of metal, with a pipe or slender neck, used in hydraulic experiments. The ball being filled with water, is heated, till the vapor issued from the pipe with great violence and noise, exhibiting the elastic power of steam.

Definition 2024


éolipile

éolipile

See also: eolipile

French

Noun

éolipile f (plural éolipiles)

  1. aeolipile