noun
- the process of splitting or separating into smaller parts or layers
Usage: technical; geology
verb
- present participle of 'devel'; to split or separate into layers or parts
Usage: technical; rare
Examples
- The develing of the rock formation revealed distinct geological layers.
- Geologists studied the develing process in the cliff face.
- The stone was develing naturally due to weathering.
- Develing occurs when minerals separate along natural fracture lines.