'Denudation' definitions:

Definition of 'denudation'

From: WordNet
noun
The removal of covering [syn: denudation, stripping, uncovering, baring, husking]

Definition of 'Denudation'

From: GCIDE
  • Denudation \Den`u*da"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. denudatio: cf. F. d['e]nudation.]
  • 1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Geol.) 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. [1913 Webster]

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