— denudational , adj. — denudative /di nooh"deuh tiv, -nyooh"-/ , adj.
/den'yoo day"sheuhn, dee'noo-, -nyoo-/ , n.
1. the act of denuding.
2. the state of being denuded.
3. Geol. the exposing or laying bare of rock by erosive processes.
[ 1575-85; denudation- (s. of denudatio ), equiv. to L denudat ( us ) (see DENUDATE) + -ion- -ION ]