noun
- plural of denuder; persons or things that strip, bare, or remove covering from something
Usage: formal or technical usage; often used in geological or environmental contexts
Examples
- Erosion and denuders of the landscape have shaped the canyon over millennia.
- The denuders of forest cover include logging operations and agricultural expansion.
- Wind and water are natural denuders that expose rock layers beneath the soil.
- Industrial denuders stripped the hillside of all vegetation.
- Geologists study denuders to understand how mountains are worn down over time.