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Denudation

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de·nude  (d-nd, -nyd)
tr.v. de·nud·ed, de·nud·ing, de·nudes
1. To divest of covering; make bare.
2. Geology To expose (rock strata) by erosion.
[Latin dndre : d-, de- + ndre, to make bare (from ndus, nude; see nogw- in Indo-European roots).]
denu·dation (dn-dshn, -ny-, dny-) n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Denudationdenudation - the removal of covering              
baring, husking, stripping, uncovering
remotion, removal - the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"
disforestation, deforestation - the removal of trees
cornhusking - the act of removing the husks from ears of corn


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Only thus can we gain time, at all sufficient to explain the truly astonishing amount of denudation, which these great, though comparatively with most other ranges recent, mountains have suffered.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
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