adjective
- not affected or changed by exposure to weather conditions; not worn down by wind, rain, or other natural elements
Usage: geology; architecture
Examples
- The unweathered granite showed no signs of erosion despite being centuries old.
- Scientists found unweathered rock samples deep beneath the surface.
- The building’s unweathered facade indicated it had been recently constructed.
- Unweathered minerals retain their original crystal structure and composition.
- The statue’s unweathered sections were protected by an overhang.
- Geologists prefer to study unweathered specimens for accurate analysis.