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deforestation
de·for·est D0096800 (dē-fôr′ĭst, -fŏr′-)tr.v. de·for·est·ed, de·for·est·ing, de·for·ests 1. To cut down and clear away the trees or forests from.2. To destroy the trees or forests on: hillsides that were deforested by drought.
de·for′es·ta′tion (-ĭ-stā′shən) n.de·for′est·er n.de·for·es·ta·tion (dē-fôr′ĭ-stā′shən) The cutting down and removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area. Deforestation can damage the environment by causing erosion of soils, and it decreases biodiversity by destroying the habitats needed for different organisms.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  deforestation - the state of being clear of trees environmental condition - the state of the environment | | 2. | deforestation - the removal of treesdisforestationbaring, denudation, husking, stripping, uncovering - the removal of covering |
Translationsdeforestation
deforestation[dē‚fär·ə′stā·shən] (forestry) The act or process of removing trees from or clearing aforest. DeforestationTo cut down and clear away the trees or forests from an area.deforestation (programming)A technique invented by Phil Wadler foreliminating intermediate data structures built and passedbetween composed functions in function languages.deforestation
deforestation clearance of an area of forest.deforestation
Related to deforestation: global warmingSynonyms for deforestationnoun the state of being clear of treesRelated Wordsnoun the removal of treesSynonymsRelated Words- baring
- denudation
- husking
- stripping
- uncovering
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