mechanical weathering


nounGeology.
  1. any of the various weathering processes that cause physical disintegration of exposed rock without any change in the chemical composition of the rock: Collision between rock surfaces can cause mechanical weathering.

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Origin of mechanical weathering

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First recorded in 1880–85
  • Also called physical weathering .

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