Æolian
Æ·o·li·an
Æolian
a.
- Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect.
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Pertaining to Æolus, the mythic god of the winds; aërial.
Viewless forms the æolian organ play.
- Relating to or caused by wind; as, aeolian erosion.
Phrases & Compounds
- Æolian attachment
- a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings.
- Æolian harp
- a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window.
- Æolian mode
- one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.