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Same as Æolipile.

The "falling sickness," so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms (or fits) occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss of consciousness, and convulsive motions of the muscles. Dunglison.

Pertaining to, affected with, or of the nature of, epilepsy.

Epileptic.

Resembling epilepsy.

Producing epilepsy or epileptoid convulsions; -- applied to areas of the body or of the nervous system, stimulation of which produces convulsions.

Resembling epilepsy; as, epileptoid convulsions.

A disease resembling hysteria in its nature, and characterized by the occurrence of epileptiform convulsions, which can often be controlled or excited by pressure on the ovaries, and upon other definite points in the body. -- Hys`ter*o*ep`i*lep"tic, a.

To compile anew.

The act of recompiling; new compilation or digest; as, a recompilement of the laws. Bacon.

A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some superstructure; a pile. Spile hole, a small air hole in a cask; a vent.

A polymeric form of terpene, resembling terbene.

An instrument of extreme sensibility, used to determine slight differences and degrees of heat. It is composed of alternate bars of antimony and bismuth, or any two metals having different capacities for the conduction of heat, connected with an astatic galvanometer, which is very sensibly affected by the electric curr…

An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile. I have served Prince Florizel and in my time wore three-pile. Shak.

Having the quality of three-pile; best; most costly. [R.] Thou art good velvet; thou 'rt three-piled piece. Shak.

To pile, or heap, up. Southey.

To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass; as, to accumulate a sum of money.

l; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass. Where he builds the agglomerated pile. Cowper.

A species of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.

One who compiles an anthology.