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See also:WEATHER (O. Eng. weder; the word is See also:common to See also:Teutonic See also:languages; cf. Du. weder, See also:Dan. veir, Icel. ve8r, and Ger. Wetter and Gewitter, See also:storm; the See also:root is wa- to See also:blow, from which is derived " See also:wind ") , the See also:condition of the See also:atmosphere in regard to its temperature, presence or See also:absence of See also:wind or See also:cloud, its dryness or humidity, and all the various meteorological phenomena (see See also:METEOROLOGY) . The See also:term " weathering " is used in See also:geology of the See also:gradual See also:action of the See also:weather upon rocks, and is also applied, in See also:architecture, to the inclination or slope outwards given to cornices, See also:string courses and window sills, to throw off the See also:rain . |
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