Aeolian
li adjective
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| —adj | |
| of or relating to the wind; produced or carried by the wind | |
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| Aeolian or Eolian (iːˈəʊlɪən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a member of a Hellenic people who settled in Thessaly and Boeotia and colonized Lesbos and parts of the Aegean coast of Asia Minor |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to this people or their dialect of Ancient Greek; Aeolic |
| 3. | of or relating to Aeolus |
| 4. | See also Hypo- 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 |
| Eolian or Eolian | |
| —n | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
Aeolian
c.1600, "of the wind," from L. Æolus "god of the winds," from Gk. Aiolos, from aiolos "quickly moving." Æolian harp first recorded 1791. The ancient district of Aiolis in Asia Minor was said to have been named for the wind god, hence Æolian also refers to one branch of the ancient Gk.
people.
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Science Dictionary
aeolian  (ē-ō'lē-ən) Pronunciation Key
See eolian. |
| eolian also aeolian (ē-ō'lē-ən) Pronunciation Key
Relating to, caused by, or carried by the wind. Loess is an eolian deposit. |
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