eolian

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The Word of the Day for May 10 is:

eolian   \ee-OH-lee-un\   adjective 
     : borne, deposited, produced, or eroded by the wind

Example sentence: 
     For her senior project, Erin is studying the effects of eolian erosion on 
the desert environment.

Did you know?
     When Aeolus blew into town, things really got moving. He was the Greek god 
of the winds and the king of the floating island of Aeolia. In the _Odyssey_, 
Homer claims Aeolus helped Odysseus by giving him a favorable wind. Aeolus also 
gave English speakers a few terms based on his name, including "eolian" (also 
spelled "aeolian"), an adjective often used for wind-sculpted geological 
features such as caves and dunes, and "aeolian harp," an instrument that makes 
music when the wind blows across its strings.




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