Denudation
Pronunciation : Den`u*da"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. denudatio: cf. F. d?nudation.]
Definition : 1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913