ABSTRACT
Exx: aeolipile (or -n,le), a primitive ancient steamengine: Aeoli, of Aeolus, pila, a ball, or Gr pule, a doorway, in its ML form pylum or esp pilum; aeolomelodicon, a wind instrument.
aequl-, An obs form ofequi-, equal. aero-or a&o-or, before a vowel, aer-or al!r-:
'air' or 'aerial'; hence, 'gas' (or 'gases') or 'gaseous': Or aero-, c/f of air, air, gen aeros, akin to Or, hence L, aura and to Lith oras, air: cf AIR. Exx: aerobatics, which=aero-+the -batics of acrobatics; aeromarine; aeronaut, lit 'sailor of the air'; aeroplane; aerostat. The L form aeri-occurs in, e.g., aerify, to aerate.
