aeolian
Shaped by gusts
Aeolian describes things shaped or produced by wind.
In geology, aeolian processes include erosion and the deposition of sediment by wind: aeolian dunes, aeolian deposits.
The aeolian mode in music is a scale pattern corresponding to the natural minor scale.
An aeolian harp is a stringed instrument that produces tones when wind passes over it.
The word derives from Aeolus, the Greek god of winds. (Capitalized Aeolian refers to the ancient Greek region or its people.)
Wind-formed sand ridge
- loessWind-deposited silt layer
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- rippleMinor surface disturbance
erg · cross-bedding · saltation · suspension · creep · sorting · sandstone · silt
Cleaning surfaces with pressurized grit
- abrasionShallow surface wound
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
pitted · grooved · streamlining · polishing · etching · scoured · faceted
Plucked orchestral strings
- stringsThin flexible lines
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- resonantDeeply vibrating with sound
- harmonicOf musical overtones
vibration · overtones · sustained · tones · natural · spontaneous · ambient · droning
dune
Wind-formed sand ridge
- loessWind-deposited silt layer
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
ripple · erg · cross-bedding · saltation · suspension · creep · sorting · sandstone · silt · geomorphology
sandblasting
Cleaning surfaces with pressurized grit
- abrasionShallow surface wound
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
- sculptingShaping material into forms
weathering · pitted · grooved · streamlining · polishing · etching · scoured · faceted
harp
Plucked orchestral strings
- stringsThin flexible lines
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- resonantDeeply vibrating with sound
harmonic · vibration · overtones · sustained · tones · natural · spontaneous · ambient · droning · haunting
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
gale · squall · tempest · whirlwind · cyclone · airflow · waft · chinook · mistral · sirocco
Dorian
Hellenic people or name
scale · tonality · ecclesiastical · modal · pitch · interval · melody
aeolianaquatic
Water-inhabiting
aqueous · oceanic · maritime · terrestrial · subterranean
- aeolian harpBreeze-activated stringed instrument