eolípila

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.oˈli.pi.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.oˈli.pi.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /juˈli.pi.lɐ/

Hyphenation: e‧o‧lí‧pi‧la

Noun

eolípila f (plural eolípilas)

aeolipile (steam engine powered by rocket propulsion due to escaping steam)

Further reading

“eolípila”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“eolípila”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026