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



RESET




Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

coffee icon