Definitions for Eolian

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Eolian E·o·li·an

Spelling: [ee-oh-lee-uh n]

IPA: /iˈoʊ li ən/

Eolian is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 125 anagrams from letters in Eolian (aeilno).

Definitions for Eolian

noun

1. Aeolian2 (def 3).
2. a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
3. Aeolic (def 1).

adjective

1. (lowercase) Geology. noting or pertaining to sand or rock material carried or arranged by the wind.
2. Aeolian.
3. Also, Aeolic. belonging to a nation of people in ancient Greece named after Aeolus, its legendary founder.

Origin of Eolian

First recorded in 1920-25

Examples for Eolian

The females, especially in some of the lower keys of their voices, made sounds not unlike the sighing tones of the Eolian harp.

But he alone is the "leader of leaders," who, with Eolian harp or trumpet call summons its worshipers.

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

But Hope, in a voice sweet as ‘the wild strains of the Eolian harp,’ whispers in dulcet accents, ‘we may again meet.’

They form approximately 40 percent of Eolian depositional surfaces.

Striking it with still greater violence, I could hear a prolonged musical vibration, that reminded me of an Eolian harp.

When resting, they utter a low, humming noise, which has been compared to the sound of an Eolian harp.

What is the nature of the rocks belonging to the Arial or Eolian group?

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

I have been listening for the last half hour to the wild music of an Eolian harp.