Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at denudation.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Denudation.
Examples
-
"Denudation," while including a survey of the subject generally, is mainly a popular account of this method and its results.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays John Joly 1895
-
Denudation leaves naked soil; then gullying cuts down to the bare rock; and meanwhile the rock-waste buries the bottomlands.
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
-
Denudation and the action of ice in the glacial epochs have worn through the hard upper stratum, and formed the long and narrow dales; and in Littondale, Wharfedale, Wensleydale, and many other parts, one may plainly see the perpendicular wall of rock sharply defining the upper edges of the valleys.
Yorkshire Gordon Home 1923
-
Denudation has, however, other methods of work than purely mechanical; methods more noiseless and gentle, but not less effective, as the victories of peace ate no less than those of war.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays John Joly 1895
-
Denudation as affected by continental elevation, 17; factors promoting, 30 _et seg. _; relative activity in mountains and on plains, 35-40; solvent, by the sea, 40; the sodium index of,
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays John Joly 1895
-
The subject of _Denudation_ naturally arises from the first essay.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays John Joly 1895
-
Denudation leaves naked soil; then gullying cuts down to the bare rock; and meanwhile the rock-waste buries the bottomlands.
State of the Union Address Theodore Roosevelt 1888
-
Denudation (the term, though rather awful, is not an improper one) must therefore take a different turn.
Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Grant Allen 1873
-
Denudation through countless ages separated it from them.
The Great Salt Lake Trail Henry Inman 1868
-
Denudation, however, has taken place at some of the beds, as they still preserve the gullies which were cut through them, and which were subsequently filled with brown earth.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.