Aeolian

1
[ ee-oh-lee-uh n ]
/ iˈoʊ li ən /

adjective

pertaining to Aeolus, or to the winds in general.
(usually lowercase) of or caused by the wind; wind-blown.

Origin of Aeolian

1
1595–1605; Aeoli(us) pertaining to Aeolus + -an -an

Definition for aeolian (2 of 2)

Aeolian 2

or E·o·li·an

[ ee-oh-lee-uh n ]
/ iˈoʊ li ən /

adjective

Also Aeolic. belonging to a nation of people in ancient Greece named after Aeolus, its legendary founder.

noun

a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Compare Achaean(def 5), Dorian1(def 2), Ionian(def 3).
Aeolic(def 1).

Origin of Aeolian

2
1580–90; < Latin Aeoli(ī) (< Greek Aioleîs the Aeolians, with change of suffix) + -an

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British Dictionary definitions for aeolian (1 of 2)

aeolian
/ (iːˈəʊlɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to the wind; produced or carried by the wind

Word Origin for aeolian

C18: from Aeolus, god of the winds

British Dictionary definitions for aeolian (2 of 2)

Aeolian

Eolian

/ (iːˈəʊlɪən) /

noun

a member of a Hellenic people who settled in Thessaly and Boeotia and colonized Lesbos and parts of the Aegean coast of Asia Minor

adjective

of or relating to this people or their dialect of Ancient Greek; Aeolic
of or relating to Aeolus
denoting or relating to an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from A to A: the basis of the modern minor key See also Hypo-

Scientific definitions for aeolian (1 of 2)

aeolian
[ ē-ō′lē-ən ]

See eolian.

Scientific definitions for aeolian (2 of 2)

eolian

Relating to, caused by, or carried by the wind. Loess is an eolian deposit.