eolation

English

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.

Noun

eolation (plural eolations)

1. (geology, meteorology) Any effect of wind on land.
   • 1910, Charles R. Keyes, “Deflation and the relative efficiency of erosional processes under conditions of aridity”, in Bulletin of the Geological Society of America‎^[1], page 566:

     Eolian erosion, wind scour, or eolation, must ever grow in effectiveness as the history of our globe goes on and erosion lasts.