weathering conditions

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• Weathering — This article is about weathering of rocks and minerals. For weathering of polymers, see Polymer degradation and Weather testing of polymers. Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soils and minerals as well as artificial materials through… …   Wikipedia

• weathering — n. effect of weather; process by which exposed rock is disintegrated and decomposed by atmospheric agents or water (Geology); material used for weather strip weath·er || weðə(r) n. atmospheric conditions; stormy weather; vicissitudes of fate v …   English contemporary dictionary

• weathering — noun Date: 1548 the action of the weather conditions in altering the color, texture, composition, or form of exposed objects; specifically the physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of earth materials at or near the earth s surface …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• weathering — n. 1 the action of the weather on materials etc. exposed to it. 2 exposure to adverse weather conditions (see WEATHER v. 1) …   Useful english dictionary

• Honeycomb weathering — Honeycomb weathering, also known as fretting, cavernous weathering, alveoli weathering, or tafoni weathering, is a type of salt weathering common on coastal and semi arid sandstones and limestones.CauseSalt is deposited on the surface of the rock …   Wikipedia

• Frost weathering — A rock in Abisko fractured (along existing joints) possibly by mechanical frost weathering or thermal stress Frost weathering is a collective name for several mechanical weathering processes induced by stresses created by the freezing of water… …   Wikipedia

• Jackson-Sherman soil weathering stages — ▪ Table       Jackson Sherman soil weathering stages         characteristic minerals in soil clay fraction       characteristic chemical and physical conditions of soil       characteristic soil profile features early stage       gypsum,… …   Universalium

• List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… …   Wikipedia

• Weather testing of polymers — is the controlled polymer degradation and polymer coating degradation under lab or natural conditions.Just like errosion of rocks, natural phenomena can cause degratation in polymer systems. The elements of most concern to polymers are… …   Wikipedia

• continental landform — ▪ geology Introduction       any conspicuous topographic feature on the largest land areas of the Earth. Familiar examples are mountains (including volcanic (volcanism) cones), plateaus, and valleys. (The term landform also can be applied to… …   Universalium

• National Centre for the Evaluation of Photoprotection — CNEP is a research center for durability prediction and failures analysis of plastics (polymer) materials. The increasing use of plastics in daily life and for high tech applications points out the necessity to improve their reliability. These… …   Wikipedia