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Eolian

/ iːˈəʊlɪən /

adjective

  1. a variant spelling of Aeolian


eolian

/ ē-ōlē-ən /

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


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This, the eloquent eolian music of distant and unseen battle, was unheard by the ancient cities and their chroniclers and poets.

It sounded like a flute at first, then like a bird, then like a sweet Eolian harp, and even Mamma was delighted to hear it.

They form approximately 40 percent of eolian depositional surfaces.

Mars is the only other planet on which we have identified wind-shaped (eolian) features.

The leaves seem to tremble and vibrate like the strings of an Eolian harp.

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