An agent or force (like erosion or weathering) that removes material from the Earth's surface.
From Latin denudare (to make bare) + -ant (agent suffix). Geological term that emerged in the 19th century to describe erosive processes.
Geologists use this term to describe any force wearing away rock—water, wind, ice, and gravity are all denudants slowly reshaping our planet's surface over millions of years.
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