Thesaurus: aeolipile
Alt. of Aeolipyle
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Definitions
- n. Alt. of Aeolipyle
- An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing it to revolve. [Written also eolipile.] Note: Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of Alexandria about 200 years b. c. It has often been called the first steam engine.
- n. Alt. of Aeolipyle