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denudation

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den⋅u⋅da⋅tion

  [den-yoo-dey-shuhn, dee-noo-, -nyoo-]
–noun
1. the act of denuding.
2. the state of being denuded.
3. Geology. the exposing or laying bare of rock by erosive processes.
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Origin:
1575–85; < LL dēnūdātiōn- (s. of dēnūdātiō), equiv. to L dēnūdāt(us) (see denudate ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
den⋅u⋅da⋅tion⋅al, adjective
de⋅nu⋅da⋅tive  [di-noo-duh-tiv, -nyoo-] , adjective
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de·nude   (dĭ-nōōd', -nyōōd')   
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 dēnūdāre : dē-, de- + nūdāre, to make bare (from nūdus, nude; see nogw- in Indo-European roots).]
de'nu·da'tion (dē'nōō-dā'shən, -nyōō-, děn'yŏŏ-) n.
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Main Entry: de·nu·da·tion
Pronunciation: "dE-n(y)ü-'dA-sh&n, "den-yu-
Function: noun
: the act or process of removing surfacelayers (as of skin) or an outer covering (as of myelin); also : the condition that results from this —de·nude /di-'n(y)üd/ transitive verb de·nud·ed; de·nud·ing
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denudation de·nu·da·tion (dē'n&oomacr;-dā'shən, -ny&oomacr;-, děn'y&oobreve;-)
n.
The removal of a covering or surface layer.

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