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denudation

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[den-yoo-dey-shuhn, dee-noo-, -nyoo-] / ˌdɛn jʊˈdeɪ ʃən, ˌdi nʊ-, -njʊ- /

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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Etymology

Origin of denudation

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

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To say that any complete denudation of the writer occurs in the successful work is, according to me, a romantic exaggeration.

From The New Yorker Jan. 22, 2001

Mencken's denudation of America's Sunday-go-to-meeting image was carried out with wit and a once admired prose style.

From Time Magazine Archive

A method of making use of these records for estimating the rate of denudation of the land has been devised.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

The particular bed marked EF has been entirely removed by denudation from the top of the anticline, and is buried deep beneath the centre of the syncline.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

On the one hand, it includes the oldest and most deep-seated extravasations of that magma, which have been brought to light by ruptures and upheavals of the crust and prolonged denudation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

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