Eolian
adjective
a variant spelling of Aeolian
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- a variation of Aeolian.
Eolian
British
/ iːˈəʊlɪən /
adjective
eolian
Scientific
/ ē-ō′lē-ən /
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Eolian L.P., the developer, recently brought similar battery projects online in Texas and plans to begin construction in Portland later this year.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
It's a short step from Hopkins to the full-blown pantheism of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Eolian Harp".
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2013
The Eolian is where our long-sought player is waiting in the wings.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
I also spent a considerable amount of time on the road to Imre, usually under the excuse of visiting Threpe or enjoying the camaraderie of the other musicians at the Eolian.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
As we approached the Eolian the doorman tugged at the front of a wide-brimmed hat and made a nodding bow.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Aeolian, sometimes spelled eolian or œolian, are deposits of windblown sediments.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Basaltic minerals in the mudstone are similar to those in nearby eolian deposits.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 23, 2014
A strange, roseate light shone through the spaces among their trunks, and the wind made in their branches the music of eolian harps.
From The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 by Various
After a brief disporting of this air-sprite we hear again the soft eolian harmonies, which rise and fall until lulled into silence.
From Stars of the Opera by Mabel Wagnalls
The occupants of the dining-room were all ladies, and again I noted the fact that they were all blondes: beautiful, graceful, courteous, and with voices softer and sweeter than the strains of an eolian harp.
From Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch by Mary E. Bradley Lane
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