denudation
The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surfaceThe act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.
The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.
(countable, uncountable)The loss of the cellular covering of (the interior or exterior surface of an organ, etc.).
Severe radiation poisoning results in the total denudation of the gastrointestinal tract.
(countable, uncountable)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.
- the removal of covering
Origin
From Middle French dénudation, from Latin denudatio.From Middle French dénudation, from Latin denudatio.
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Forms
plural: denudations| Singular | denudation |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- the removal of covering:strippinguncoveringbaringhusking
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable