Weathering
['weðərɪŋ] or ['wɛðərɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Weather
(n.) The action of the elements on a rock in altering its color, texture, or composition, or in rounding off its edges.
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Examples
- My arrival was like the newly discovered lamp of a lighthouse to sailors, who are weathering some dangerous point. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- After the mixture has been applied, it hardens and forms a tough skin fairly impervious to weathering. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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