denudation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.
  2. The loss of the cellular covering of (the interior or exterior surface of an organ, etc.).
  3. 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.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

denudation denudations

Etymology

From Middle French dénudation, from Latin denudatio.

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