aeolipile

[机] 汽转球

发音

/ˈiː.əʊ.lɪ.pʌɪl/

词形变化

aeolipiles 复数 aeolipiles

别名

æolipile æolipyle aeolipyle eolipile

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

词源

From French éolipyle, from Latin Aeoli pylae (“doorway of Aeolus”).

来源：wiktionary