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denudations

denudations is the plural of denudation.

Meaning of denudation

Noun

denudation (countable and uncountable, plural denudations)

  1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.
    • The dance consisted of sexual exhibitionism, reeling and swaying as if in a state of intoxication, erotic bodily movements, and denudation.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 68
    1. 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.
  2. 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.

Questions about denudations

What is denudations the plural of?
Denudations is the plural of denudation.

Words near denudations in the dictionary

  1. denudated
  2. denudates
  3. denudating
  4. denudation
  5. denudational
  6. denudations
  7. denudative
  8. denudatory
  9. denude
  10. denuded
  11. denudement

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