About The Word Denudation
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Denudation
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What's The Definition Of Denudation?
[n] the removal of covering
Synonyms | Synonyms for Denudation: baring | husking | stripping | uncovering Related Terms | Find terms related to Denudation: See Also | cornhusking | deforestation | disforestation | remotion | removal Denudation In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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.
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