AEolian

a.	1.	Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect.
	2.	Pertaining to Æolus, the mythic god of the winds; aërial. Viewless forms the æolian organ play. - Campbell.
	3.	relating to or caused by wind. Æolian attachment a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. Æolian harp a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; - usually placed at an open window. - Moore. Æolian mode (Mus.) one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes. - Moore.
n.	1.	a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.

Noun	1.	Aeolian - a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks Synonyms: Eolian
Adj.	1.	aeolian - relating to or caused by wind
	2.	Aeolian - of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds

air current, current of air, wind

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