Hills of circumdenudation

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 which have been left, after denudation of a mass of high ground. --Jukes. [1913 Webster]


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  • 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 which have been… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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