What's the difference between aeolian and aeolus?

Aeolian


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to Aeolia or Aeolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; aeolic; as, the Aeolian dialect.
  • (a.) Pertaining to Aeolus, the mythic god of the winds; pertaining to, or produced by, the wind; aerial.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The two cultivated sites have been eroded by aeolian processes and tillage practices.
  • (2) The main known sources of pollutants are vehicle exhaust and aeolian processes on stripped soils.
  • (3) His Sonata for Oboe and Clarinet, inspired by a Kurt Schwitters poem, was heard at the Aeolian Hall in London, while his Sonatina for Piano had been performed in New York.
  • (4) The author describes the evolution of the criteria for sampling the "respirable" dust fraction and the contribution to research in this field made by the group of industrial hygienists of Milan, under the leadership of Prof. Zurlo, in particular with the development of the aeolian classifier.

Aeolus


Definition:

  • (n.) The god of the winds.

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