Definition of Weathering. Meaning of Weathering. Synonyms of Weathering

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Definition of Weathering

Weathering
Weather Weath"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Weathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Weathering.] 1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air. [An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the air To weather his broad sails. --Spenser. This gear lacks weathering. --Latimer. 2. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm. For I can weather the roughest gale. --Longfellow. You will weather the difficulties yet. --F. W. Robertson. 3. (Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship. 4. (Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air. --Encyc. Brit. To weather a point. (a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee side. (b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against opposition. To weather out, to encounter successfully, though with difficulty; as, to weather out a storm.
Weathering
Weathering Weath"er*ing, n. (Geol.) The action of the elements on a rock in altering its color, texture, or composition, or in rounding off its edges.

Meaning of Weathering from wikipedia

- result of weathering, erosion and redeposition. Weathering is a crucial part of the rock cycle; sedimentary rock, the product of weathered rock, covers...
- Weathering with You (****anese: 天気の子, Hepburn: Tenki no Ko, lit. 'Child of Weather') is a 2019 ****anese animated romantic fantasy film written and directed...
- 1967. Since then, the practice of using weathering steel in bridges has expanded to many countries. Weathering refers to the chemical composition of these...
- for improved prediction skill. Weather is one of the fundamental processes that shape the Earth. The process of weathering breaks down the rocks and soils...
- Weathered is the third studio album by American rock band Creed, released on November 20, 2001. It was the last Creed album to be released until Full...
- Spheroidal weathering is a form of chemical weathering that affects jointed bedrock and results in the formation of concentric or spherical layers of...
- physical weathering or disaggregation) and chemical (changing the chemical compounds in the rocks). Biological weathering is a form of weathering (mechanical...
- Reverse weathering generally refers to a process of clay neoformation consuming cations and alkalinity in a way unrelated to the weathering of silicates...
- Frost weathering is a collective term for several mechanical weathering processes induced by stresses created by the freezing of water into ice. The term...
- experienced, several qualitative weathering indices have been applied to antarctic and desert samples. The most known weathering scale is based upon the effects...