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denuding

/dɪˈnjuːdɪŋ/

/dɪˈnjudɪŋ/

Translations

denudingnoun

dénudationSurtout en contexte géographique, écologique ou géologique.

The denuding of the forest left the hillsides vulnerable to erosion.

La dénudation de la forêt a laissé les pentes vulnérables à l’érosion.

Additional translations

dénudementMoins courant; registre technique ou littéraire.

Synonyms

denudinggerund / present participle

/dɪˈnjuːdɪŋ/

/dɪˈnuːdɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe processes or agents that strip away covering or surface layers

dénudantParticipe présent employé comme adjectif.

Denuding winds sculpted the barren landscape.

Des vents dénudants ont sculpté le paysage aride.

Synonyms

peeling away

denudeverb

denuding

Gerund

denuded

Past Simple

denuded

Past Participle

denuding

Gerund

/dɪˈnjuːd/

/dɪˈnjud/

dénuder

The storm denuded the trees of their leaves.

La tempête a dénudé les arbres de leurs feuilles.

Additional translations

éroderSurtout en géologie ou en contexte naturel, pour une surface ou un relief.

dépouillerSurtout pour le sens de priver de biens, de richesses ou d’éléments essentiels.

Synonyms

Definitions

denudingnoun

The act or process of removing covering, surface, or outer layer, often referring to the stripping away of vegetation or soil.

The denuding of the forest left the hillsides vulnerable to erosion.

denudinggerund / present participle

Causing or resulting in the removal of a covering, surface, or outer layer; stripping.

Denuding winds sculpted the barren landscape.

denudeverb

To strip something of its covering, possessions, or assets.

The storm denuded the trees of their leaves.

To erode or wear away the surface of (land or rock) by natural processes such as weathering or glaciation.

Over millions of years, rivers and glaciers denuded the landscape, carving deep valleys.