denudation

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The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare
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
or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water
the combination of weathering and erosion that resultsin a general lowering of the landscape over millions of years
the removal of covering
The combined processes of weathering and erosion that wear down landscapes From the Latin denudare, to 'strip bare'
The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc
{i} removal of clothing, removal of a covering
(1) The erosion or wearing down of a landmass
denude
to strip the covering from
denude
{v} to strip, to make naked
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lay bare; "denude a forest"
denude
{f} make nude; remove a covering
denude
To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands
denude
To denude someone or something of a particular thing means to take it away from them. The Embassy is now denuded of all foreign and local staff = divest
denude
To denude an area means to destroy the plants in it. Mining would pollute the lake and denude the forest
denude
lay bare; "denude a forest
denudation
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