weathering
- Architecture. wash(def 44).
- material used as a weather strip.
- Geology. the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose.Compare chemical weathering, mechanical weathering.
Origin of weathering
weather
- the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
- a strong wind or storm or strong winds and storms collectively: We've had some real weather this spring.
- a weathercast: The radio announcer will read the weather right after the commercial.
- Usually weathers. changes or vicissitudes in one's lot or fortunes: She remained a good friend in all weathers.
- to expose to the weather; dry, season, or otherwise affect by exposure to the air or atmosphere: to weather lumber before marketing it.
- to discolor, disintegrate, or affect injuriously, as by the effects of weather: These crumbling stones have been weathered by the centuries.
- to bear up against and come safely through (a storm, danger, trouble, etc.): to weather a severe illness.
- Nautical. (of a ship, mariner, etc.) to pass or sail to the windward of: to weather a cape.
- Architecture. to cause to slope, so as to shed water.
- to undergo change, especially discoloration or disintegration, as the result of exposure to atmospheric conditions.
- to endure or resist exposure to the weather: a coat that weathers well.
- to go or come safely through a storm, danger, trouble, etc. (usually followed by through): It was a difficult time for her, but she weathered through beautifully.
- under the weather, Informal.
- somewhat indisposed; ailing; ill.
- suffering from a hangover.
- more or less drunk: Many fatal accidents are caused by drivers who are under the weather.
Origin of weather
Related Words for weathering
withstand, resist, survive, surmount, suffer, overcome, brave, season, expose, acclimate, harden, stand, toughenExamples from the Web for weathering
Contemporary Examples of weathering
How are you weathering that roller coaster, with each and every year the future so up in the air?
For the moment at least, Walker appears to be weathering the controversy.
Dem’s the Breaks: GOP Investigation Gives the Left Another Reason to Point FingersDavid Freedlander
February 20, 2014
In 2011, after weathering criticism from the media, fans, and even his teammates, Beckham finally enjoyed a stellar season.
Economics departments are not only weathering the recession, they're diversifying their courses to take advantage of it.
Many deserve a medal for weathering these conflicts and never giving up on romantic love.
Historical Examples of weathering
You admire this tower of granite, weathering the hurts of so many ages.
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
She was like some stalwart oak, weathering with unshaken front a hurricane.
St. Martin's SummerRafael Sabatini
From the overhanging rocks, too, debris falls as a result of "weathering."
The Mountain that was 'God'John H. Williams
The zone in which these changes are at a maximum is called the zone of weathering.
The Economic Aspect of GeologyC. K. Leith
Bituminous may be distinguished from subbituminous by the manner of weathering.
The Economic Aspect of GeologyC. K. Leith
weathering
- the mechanical and chemical breakdown of rocks by the action of rain, snow, cold, etc
weather
- the day-to-day meteorological conditions, esp temperature, cloudiness, and rainfall, affecting a specific placeCompare climate (def. 1)
- (modifier)relating to the forecasting of weathera weather ship
- a prevailing state or condition
- make heavy weather
- (of a vessel) to roll and pitch in heavy seas
- (foll by of)to carry out with great difficulty or unnecessarily great effort
- under the weather informal
- not in good health
- intoxicated
- (prenominal) on or at the side or part towards the wind; windwardthe weather anchor Compare lee (def. 4)
- to expose or be exposed to the action of the weather
- to undergo or cause to undergo changes, such as discoloration, due to the action of the weather
- (intr) to withstand the action of the weather
- (when intr, foll by through) to endure (a crisis, danger, etc)
- (tr) to slope (a surface, such as a roof, sill, etc) so as to throw rainwater clear
- (tr) to sail to the windward ofto weather a point
Word Origin for weather
Word Origin and History for weathering
weather
"come through safely," 1650s, from weather (n.). Sense of "wear away by exposure" is from 1757. Related: Weathered; weathering.
weather
Old English weder, from Proto-Germanic *wedran (cf. Old Saxon wedar, Old Norse veðr, Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Dutch weder, Old High German wetar, German Wetter "storm, wind, weather"), from PIE *we-dhro-, "weather," from root *we- "to blow" (see wind (n.)). Spelling with -th- first appeared 15c., though pronunciation may be much older.
Weather-beaten is from 1520s. Under the weather "indisposed" is from 1827. Greek had words for "good weather" (aithria, eudia) and words for "storm" and "winter," but no generic word for "weather" until kairos (literally "time") began to be used as such in Byzantine times. Latin tempestas "weather" (see tempest) also originally meant "time;" and words for "time" also came to mean weather in Irish (aimsir), Serbo-Croatian (vrijeme), Polish (czas), etc.
weathering
- Any of the chemical or mechanical processes by which rocks exposed to the weather undergo chemical decomposition and physical disintegration. Although weathering usually occurs at the Earth's surface, it can also occur at significant depths, for example through the percolation of groundwater through fractures in bedrock. It usually results in changes in the color, texture, composition, or hardness of the affected rocks.
weather
- The state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place. Weather is described in terms of variable conditions such as temperature, humidity, wind velocity, precipitation, and barometric pressure. Weather on Earth occurs primarily in the troposphere, or lower atmosphere, and is driven by energy from the Sun and the rotation of the Earth. The average weather conditions of a region over time are used to define a region's climate.
weathering
The process by which rocks are broken down into small grains and soil. Weathering can happen through rainfall, ice formation, or the action of living things, such as algae and plant roots. It is part of the geological cycle.
weather
The daily conditions of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, and moisture.
Idioms and Phrases with weathering
weather
In addition to the idiom beginning with weather
- weather the storm
also see:
- fair-weather friend
- heavy going (weather)
- keep a weather eye out
- under the weather