a. [ L. Aeolius, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to Æolus, the mythic god of the winds; aërial. [ 1913 Webster ]

Viewless forms the æolian organ play. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Relating to or caused by wind; as, aeolian erosion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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. Moore. --
Æolian harp,
Æolian lyre, 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Syn. -- Eolian [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis.
Syn. -- Eolic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. Aeolicus; Gr. A'ioliko`s, name of the god of the winds. ] 1. Æolian, 1; as, the Æolic dialect; the Æolic mode. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Phys. Geog.) Pertaining to, caused by, or designating, the action of the wind in modifying the earth's surface; as, æolic erosion; æolic sand. Same as aeolian{ 3 }. [ Written also eolic. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. [ L. aeolipilae; Aeolus god of the winds + pila a ball, or Gr. &unr_; gate (i. e., doorway of Æolus); cf. F. éolipyle. ] An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing it to revolve. [ Written also eolipile. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of Alexandria about 200 years b. c. It has often been called the first steam engine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. alveolus + -form. ] Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'archai^os ancient + liqiko`s pertaining to a stone. ] (Archæol.) Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; -- applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. capreolus wild goat, fr. caper goat. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the roebuck. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Creoles. -- n. A Creole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; olive oil, oil + -lite. ] (Min.) A variety of hephelite, usually massive, of greasy luster, and gray to reddish color. [ 1913 Webster ]

Elæolite syenite, a kind of syenite characterized by the presence of elæolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Æolian. ] 1. Æolian. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) Formed, or deposited, by the action of wind, as dunes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Eolian attachment,
Eolian harp. See Æolian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. See æolic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. éolipyle. ] Same as æolipile. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Aeolis a daughter of Æolus, Gr. A'ioli`s. ] (Zoöl.) A genus of nudibranch mollusks having clusters of branchial papillæ along the back. See Ceratobranchia. [ Written also Æolis. ]

n. A natural family of Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers.
Syn. -- family Glareolidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From NL. Reseda luteola, fr. L. luteolus yellowish, fr. luteus: cf. F. lutéoline. See Luteous. ] (Chem.) A yellow dyestuff obtained from the foliage of the dyer's broom (Reseda luteola). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A political orientation originating in the 1960s, blending liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Neo- + -lith + -ic. ] (Archaeol. & Geol.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, an era characterized by late remains in stone; the late stone age. Estimated as beginning around 9000 b. c. in the Middle East, this period is characterized by the beginnings of farming, the domestication of animals, and the manufacture of textiles and pottery. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

The Neolithic era includes the latter half of the “Stone age;” the human relics which belong to it are associated with the remains of animals not yet extinct. The kitchen middens of Denmark, the lake dwellings of Switzerland, and the stockaded islands, or “crannogs, ” of the British Isles, belong to this era. Lubbock. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Osteo- + -lite. ] (Min.) A massive impure apatite, or calcium phosphate. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Same as paleolithic.
Syn. -- paleolithic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Paleo- + -lith. ] (Geol.) A relic of the Paleolithic era. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to an era marked by early stone implements. The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock) includes the earlier half of the “Stone Age;” the remains belonging to it are for the most part of extinct animals, with relics of human beings. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Praseo- + -lite. ] (Min.) A variety of altered iolite of a green color and greasy luster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A name given to any one of a series of orange-red dyestuffs produced artificially from certain complex sulphonic acid derivatives of azo and diazo hydrocarbons of the aromatic series; -- so called because of the general resemblance to the shades of nasturtium (Tropaeolum). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; to boil + -lite: cf. F. zéolithe. ] (Min.) A term now used to designate any one of a family of minerals, hydrous silicates of alumina, with lime, soda, potash, or rarely baryta. Here are included natrolite, stilbite, analcime, chabazite, thomsonite, heulandite, and others. These species occur of secondary origin in the cavities of amygdaloid, basalt, and lava, also, less frequently, in granite and gneiss. So called because many of these species intumesce before the blowpipe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Needle zeolite, needlestone; natrolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a zeolite; consisting of, or resembling, a zeolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the form of a zeolite. [ 1913 Webster ]