1. The process of stripping away or removing a natural covering, such as vegetation, soil, or rock from a surface.
Usage: Plural form of denudation; Commonly used in geology and environmental science
2. In geology, the wearing away of rock and soil by weathering, water, wind, or ice, exposing underlying layers.
Usage: Technical/scientific usage; Geology

Examples

• The denudations of the mountainside revealed ancient rock formations beneath the soil.
• Heavy rainfall caused severe denudations along the hillside, exposing bare earth.
• Geologists studied the denudations to understand the region's geological history.
• Deforestation led to rapid denudations of the landscape in that area.
• The denudations of the coastal cliffs were accelerated by wave action and storms.
• Environmental scientists are concerned about denudations caused by mining operations.