Relating to, caused by, or carried by the wind.
[From AEOLUS.]
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e·o·li·an ae·o·li·an (ē-ō'lē-ən, ē-ōl'yən) ![]() |
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Of the wind. Aeolian processes include the erosion, transport, and deposition of material by wind, and work best when vegetation cover is sparse, or absent. Aeolian landforms include zeugen (pedestal rocks) and yardangs, both of which are desert features. Aeolianite is a rock made up of dune sand which has been bonded and hardened with a natural cement, the most common cement being calcium carbonate. It forms mostly in semi-arid, tropical, coastal zones and from dune sands which contain at least 8% calcium carbonate.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
relating to or caused by wind
Pertains to noun: wind (meaning #1)
| eolian anemometer (engineering) | |
| Aeolian (Aeolis or its people or culture) | |
| aeolian deposits (in archaeology) |
| How does glacial till differ from eolian sediment? | |
| What eolian deposit occurs elevationally above dune deposity and why? | |
| What is a eolian environment? |
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