Definitions For Aeolipile

Noun

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.

Translations

French: éolipyle, m Portuguese: eolípila, f

Alternative forms

aeolipyle eolipile

Etymology

From {{der, en, fr, éolipyle}}, from {{der, en, la, , Aeoli pylae, doorway of w:aeolus, aeolus}}.

Is Aeolipile a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
14

The word Aeolipile is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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