eolation

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noun

Any effect of wind on land.

OriginLatin Aeolus ← Ancient Greek Αἴολος →
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Meanings

nouneolation (plural eolations)

plural eolations

  1. climatologyAny 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

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΑἴολος
  2. LatinAeolus
  3. Englisheolation

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.

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APA

eolation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eolation

MLA

“eolation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eolation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eolation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eolation.

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