denudation The sum of the processes that result in the wearing away or the progressive lowering of the Earth's surface by weathering, erosion, mass wasting, and transportation.
(the processes; result; in the wearing away or the progressive lowering of the Earth's surface by weathering, erosion, mass wasting, and transportation)
the processes
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in the wearing away or the progressive lowering of the Earth's surface by weathering, erosion, mass wasting, and transportation