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| ae·o·li·pile [ ee óllə pl ] (plural ae·o·li·piles) or ae·o·li·pyle [ ee óllə pl ] (plural ae·o·li·pyles) or e·o·li·pile [ ee óllə pl ] (plural e·o·li·piles) |
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device showing effect of gas jet: a device used to demonstrate the effect of forces produced by a jet of gas, usually a container with angled exit pipes from which steam escapes, causing the container to rotate. It was first developed in the first century ad.
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| [Mid-17th century. Via French éolipyle< Latin Aeoli pylae "Aeolus' doorway"] |
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