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weather (verb), weathers; weathered; weathering
1. To change a color, etc., because of the effects of the sun, wind, rain, etc. that develops over a long period of time: The surface of the porch was weathering for a long time.
2. To deal with or to experience something dangerous or unpleasant without being damaged or harmed very much: The couple had to weather some difficult adjustments during the beginning of their marriage.
2. To deal with or to experience something dangerous or unpleasant without being damaged or harmed very much: The couple had to weather some difficult adjustments during the beginning of their marriage.
The travelers weathered some very stormy days when they were hiking in the mountains.
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weathering
The Process by which exposed rocks are broken down on the spot by the action of rain, frost, wind, and other elements of the weather.
It differs from erosion in that no movement or transportation of the broken-down material takes place. It differs from erosion in that no movement or transportation of the broken-down material takes place.
Two types of weathering are recognized: physical (or mechanical) and chemical. They usually occur together and are defined in greater detail in this meteorological listing.
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chemical weathering
- Carbonation, the breakdown of calcite by reaction with carbonic acid in rainwater.
- Hydrolysis, a breakdown of feldspar into china clay by reaction with carbonic aid in rainwater.
- Oxidation, the breakdown of iron-rich minerals due to rusting.
- Hydration, an expansion certain minerals due to the uptake of water.
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physical weathering
- Temperature changes, weakening rocks by expansion and contraction.
- Frost, wedging rocks pushing them apart by the expansion of water when freezing.
- Unloading, the loosening of rock layers by the release of pressure after the erosion and removal of those layers.
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