mechanical weathering

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mechanical weathering [mi′kan·ə·kəl ′weth·ə·riŋ]

(geology)

The process of weathering by which physical forces break down or reduce a rock to smaller and smaller fragments, involving no chemical change. Also known as physical weathering.

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