{Hills of circumdenudation}, hills which have been produced by surface erosion; the elevations which have been left, after denudation of a mass of high ground. --Jukes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
circumdenudation — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun ( s) Etymology: circum + denudation : denudation or erosion around an object leaving it isolated * * * circumdenudation /sûr kəm den ū dāˈshən/ (geology) noun Denudation or erosion of surroundings, leaving an isolated elevation… … Useful english dictionary
circumdenudation — cir·cum·denudation … English syllables
circumdenudation — /sɜkəmˌdinjuˈdeɪʃən/ (say serkuhm.deenyooh dayshuhn) noun a process of erosion which leaves a hard rocky core exposed in the form of a mountain, etc …
Hills of circumdenudation — Circumdenudation Cir cum*den u*da tion, n. [Pref. circum + denudation.] (Geol.) Denudation around or in the neighborhood of an object. [1913 Webster] {Hills of circumdenudation}, hills which have been produced by surface erosion; the elevations… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circum- — ♦ Élément, du lat. circum « autour ». circum , circon élément, du lat. circum, autour . ⇒CIRCUM , CIRCON , élément suff. 1er élément de compos. de mots signifiant « autour de ». A. [La base est un adj.] Le composé marque la situation de quelque… … Encyclopédie Universelle
circon- — circum , circon élément, du lat. circum, autour . circon V. circum . ⇒CIRCUM , CIRCON , élément suff. 1er élément de compos. de mots signifiant « autour de ». A. [La base est un adj.] Le composé marque la situation de quelque chose ou de quelqu… … Encyclopédie Universelle
circumerosion — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun ( s) Etymology: circum + erosion : circumdenudation … Useful english dictionary
