"eolation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eolations [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Aeolus}} Latin Aeolus, {{der|en|grc|Αἴολος}} Ancient Greek Αἴολος (Aíolos) Head templates: {{en-noun}} eolation (plural eolations)
  1. (geology, meteorology) Any effect of wind on land. Categories (topical): Geology, Meteorology

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