Aeolis

American  

[ee-uh-lis] / ˈi ə lɪs /

Also Aeolia

noun

1. an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in northwestern Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.

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Aeolis British  

/ ˈiːəlɪs, iːˈəʊlɪə /

noun

1. the ancient name for the coastal region of NW Asia Minor, including the island of Lesbos, settled by the Aeolian Greeks (about 1000 _bc )

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Example Sentences

The central peak of Gale is Aeolis Mons, an 18,000 foot mountain.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2022

The official name of the mountain is Aeolis Mons, but mission scientists have nicknamed it after Robert P. Sharp, a Mars expert who died in 2004.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2019

In the coming years, as the rover trundles up the side of Aeolis Mons, it will pass rocks that, seen from orbit, seem to host mysteriously intermittent dark streaks—perhaps marking seasonal water seeps.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 3, 2017

It remains about 10 kilometres from its primary goal: Aeolis Mons, a 5-kilometre-high mountain thought to contain layers formed in ancient ponds.

From Nature • Mar. 20, 2013

In b etiam solet apud Aeolis transire ϝ digamma quotiens ab ρ incipit dictio quae solet aspirari, ut ῥήτωρ, βρήτωρ dicunt, quod digamma nisi vocali praeponi et in principio syllabae non potest.

From The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it by Lord, Frances Ellen