denudation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the removal of covering
    uncovering; stripping; husking; baring.

WordNet

Den`u*da"tion noun
Etymology
L. denudatio: cf. F. dénudation.
Definitions
  1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.
  2. (Geol.) 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.

Webster 1913