Definition
An ancient Greek device consisting of a sphere with two bent tubes that spins when heated steam escapes through the tubes, considered a precursor to the steam engine.
Etymology
From Greek 'Aeol-' (wind) + 'pyle' (gate). Named by the ancient inventor Hero of Alexandria, it literally means 'wind gate,' describing how steam escapes to create rotation.
Kelly Says
Hero of Alexandria invented this around 1 CE—it's mind-bending that he created essentially a steam turbine 1,600 years before the Industrial Revolution, but nobody industrialized it because slavery made automation unnecessary.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አእዮሊፒለ
a-ay-oh-li-pi-le
ARالعربية
أَوْلِيْبِيل
a-w-li-pi-il
BNবাংলা
এয়োলিপাইল
ay-oh-li-pai-l
CACatalà
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pi-le
CSČeština
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-le
DADansk
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-le
DEDeutsch
Aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-leh
ELΕλληνικά
Αεολιπύλη
ay-oh-li-pi-li
ESEspañol
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-leh
FAفارسی
ایولپیل
ay-oh-li-pil
FISuomi
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-le
FRFrançais
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-l
GUGU
એઓલિપિલ
ay-oh-li-pi-l
HAHA
Aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pi-le
HEעברית
אאוליפיל
ay-oh-li-pil
HIहिन्दी
एओलिपाइल
ay-oh-li-pai-l
HUMagyar
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-le
IDBahasa Indonesia
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pi-le
IGIG
Aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pi-le
ITItaliano
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-leh
JA日本語
アエオリピレ
a-e-o-ri-pi-re
KKKK
Аеолипиле
ay-oh-lee-pi-le
KMKM
អាយ៉ូលីពីល
ay-oh-li-pi-le
MRMR
एओलिपाइल
ay-oh-li-pai-l
MSBahasa Melayu
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pi-le
MYမြန်မာ
အေိုလီပီလ
ay-oh-li-pi-le
NLNederlands
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-le
NONorsk
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-le
PAPA
ਏਓਲਿਪਾਈਲ
ay-oh-li-pai-l
PLPolski
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-le
PTPortuguês
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-leh
RORomână
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-le
RUРусский
Аэолипиле
ay-oh-lee-pee-leh
SVSvenska
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-le
SWKiswahili
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pi-le
TAதமிழ்
ஆயோலிப்பைல்
ay-oh-li-pai-l
TEతెలుగు
ఏయోలిప్పైల్
ay-oh-li-pai-l
THไทย
เอโอลิปิเล
aeo-li-pi-le
TLTL
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pi-le
TRTürkçe
aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pee-leh
UKУкраїнська
Аеоліпіле
ay-oh-lee-pee-le
URاردو
ایولپیل
ay-oh-li-pil
VITiếng Việt
aeolipile
ay-o-li-pi-le
YOYO
Aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pi-le
ZH中文
艾奥里匹勒
ài ào lǐ pǐ lè
ZUZU
Aeolipile
ay-oh-lee-pi-le