aeolian

Definitions


[eɪˈəʊlɪən], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or arising from the action of the wind
(e.g: fluvial and aeolian sediments)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting a native or inhabitant of Aeolia or the Aeolian Islands): from Latin Aeolius (adjective), from the name of Aeolus, the god of the winds, or from the name of Aeolia, a coastal district in Asia Minor + -an




definition by Oxford Dictionaries