forvitring — meaning in English

English meaning

• efflorescence noun The production of flowers.
• weathering noun The breaking down of rock, soil and building materials where they lie, caused by rain, frost, wind, heat and chemical reactions with air and water.

Senses

forvitring is used for these senses in English:

• efflorescence (chemistry) The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere.
• weathering (geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.

efflorescence — full definition

1. noun The production of flowers.
2. noun Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc.
3. noun The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere.
4. noun An encrustation of soluble salts, commonly white, deposited on the surface of stone, brick, plaster, or mortar; usually caused by free alkalies leached from mortar or adjacent concrete as moisture moves through it.

weathering — full definition

1. noun The breaking down of rock, soil and building materials where they lie, caused by rain, frost, wind, heat and chemical reactions with air and water.
2. verb Present participle of weather: coming through a storm, crisis or hard period without being destroyed.
3. noun In modelling and design, deliberately added dirt, rust and wear that makes something look used.