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eolation

eolation noun: any effect of wind on land.

Noun

eolation (plural eolations)

  1. Any effect of wind on land.
    • Eolian erosion, wind scour, or eolation, must ever grow in effectiveness as the history of our globe goes on and erosion lasts.1910, Charles R. Keyes, “Deflation and the relative efficiency of erosional processes under conditions of aridity”, in Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, page 566

Forms of eolation

pluraleolations

Origin of eolation

Likely from Eolus (“god of wind”), Aeolian (“relating to Eolus”), or aeolo- (“of woodwind instruments”), all via Latin Aeolus from Ancient Greek Αἴολος (Aíolos), plus -ation, a suffix denoting a process or the result of a process.

Questions about eolation

What does eolation mean?
Eolation means any effect of wind on land.
What part of speech is eolation?
Eolation is a noun.
What is the plural of eolation?
The plural of eolation is eolations.

Words near eolation in the dictionary

  1. EOIs
  2. EOKA
  3. EOL
  4. EOLA
  5. Eola weed
  6. eolation
  7. eolations
  8. eolderman
  9. eoldermen
  10. EOLed
  11. Eolia

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