| denudation | 1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare. 2. <geology> 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. Origin: L. Denudatio: cf. F. Denudation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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