DENUDATION

denudation, stripping, uncovering, baring, husking

(noun) the removal of covering

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

denudation (countable and uncountable, plural denudations)

The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.

(geology) The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water.

Source: Wiktionary


Den`u*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. denudatio: cf. F. dénudation.]

1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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