Weathering
Pronunciation : Weath"er*ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The action of the elements on a rock in altering its color, texture, or composition, or in rounding off its edges.
(Geol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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