Variant of 'aeolian'; relating to wind or caused by wind action.
From 'Aeolus' + '-ic', representing an alternative suffix form of 'aeolian.' Both forms coexist in scientific English, with '-ic' being slightly more formal in some contexts.
The existence of both 'aeolic' and 'aeolian' shows how English tolerates multiple paths to the same meaning—scientists sometimes prefer the shorter '-ic' suffix for brevity in technical writing.
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