Definition of "weathering" in английский

noun

1. (obsolete) Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.

2. (geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.

3. (architecture) A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.

4. The action of weather on objects exposed to it.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of weather