aeolipile
See also: æolipile
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Etymology edit
From French éolipyle, from Latin Aeoli pylae (“doorway of Aeolus”).
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aeolipile (plural aeolipiles)
- A steam engine powered by rocket propulsion due to escaping steam, consisting of a pressure vessel mounted on a bearing, with one or more tubes which exhaust steam tangentially to the rotation axis so as to create rotation.