Denudation

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.

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[Latin dndre : d-, de- + ndre, to make bare (from ndus, nude; see nog^w- in Indo-European roots).]

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denu·dation (dn-dshn, -ny-, dny-) n.

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Noun

1.

denudation - 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