Aeolus
Americannoun
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the god of the winds
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the founding king of the Aeolians in Thessaly
Example Sentences
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Another good example of the volcano's impact on the atmosphere can be seen in the data retrieved by the European Space Agency's Aeolus mission.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2022
A review of corporate, political and nonprofit records shows only a distant and indirect connection between Aeolus and the Kushner family.
From New York Times • May 9, 2020
Aeolus uses its ultraviolet laser to send light pulses into the atmosphere, and measures shifts in the wavelength of light that bounces back; this gives the speed and direction of the winds below.
From Nature • Jul. 30, 2019
Aeolus will measure not only the distance to the reflection—giving the altitude of the winds—but also the tiny change in wavelength created as the molecules move back and forth.
From Scientific American • Aug. 21, 2018
She went to Aeolus, the King of the Winds, who had tried to help Ulysses, and asked him to sink the Trojan ships, promising him in return her loveliest nymph for his wife.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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