Definitions for "Denudation"
The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.
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
total action of all processes whereby the exposed rocks of the continents are worn down and the resulting sediments are transported to the sea
Keywords:  wearing, land, surface, water
The wearing away of the surface of the land by water. 51