Aeolian vs Volcanic - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between aeolian and volcanic

is that aeolian is of, or relating to the wind while volcanic is of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic heat.

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* , eolian

(en adjective)

of, or relating to the wind.

(geology) carried, deposited or eroded by the wind.

(music) Aeolian mode

* aeolian harp

* (wikipedia "aeolian")

(-)

Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic heat.

Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies; as, volcanic tufa.

Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.

Reminiscent of a volcano; explosive, violent, full of suppressed anger, energy etc.

* 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 556:

With that the system was complete, and ready to have its disastrous effect on Martin Luther's volcanic temper.

* volcanically * volcanicity