denudation

[den-yoo-dey-shuhn, dee-noo-, -nyoo-] Origin

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.

Origin:
1575–85; < Late Latin dēnūdātiōn- (stem of dēnūdātiō), equivalent to Latin dēnūdāt(us) (see denudate) + -iōn- -ion

den·u·da·tion·al, adjective
de·nu·da·tive [dih-noo-duh-tiv, -nyoo-] , adjective
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Denudation is always a great word to know.
So is infiltration. Does it mean:
seepage of water into soil or rock
single bed of sedimentary rock, consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition
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denude (dɪˈnjuːd)
 
vb
1.  to divest of covering; make bare; uncover; strip
2.  to expose (rock) by the erosion of the layers above
 
[C16: from Latin dēnūdāre; see nude]
 
denudation
 
n
 
de'nuder
 
n

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denudation
1580s, of persons, from Fr. dénudation, from L. denudationem, noun of action from denudare (see denude). Figurative use is from 1590s. In geology, from 1811.
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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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