weathering

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weathering

/ˈwɛ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/

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From Middle English wederyng, equivalent to weather + -ing.

noun weatherings

countable, obsolete, uncountable Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.
countable, uncountable Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes. At that point the cuesta is 10 miles wide but the hilltops have an eastward descent of only about 62 feet. In its general eastward slope the surface of the cuesta is exactly that of one made by weathering and stream erosion, acting upon a gently-dipping limestone bed in a region never glaciated.
countable, uncountable A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.
countable, uncountable The action of weather on objects exposed to it.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of weather

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noun breaking down of rocks

Español	meteorización
日本語	風化 fūka
中文	風化 /风化 fēnghuà
Português	intemperismo
Français	météorisation
Deutsch	Verwitterung
Italiano	erosione
Русский	выве́тривание vyvétrivanije

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@misc{weathering_2026,
  title = {weathering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/weathering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}