Definition of DEFORESTATION

deforestation

Meanings

Plural: deforestations

Noun

  • the state of being clear of trees
  • the removal of trees
  • The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.
  • A transformation to eliminate intermediate data structures within a program.

Origin / Etymology

From deforest + -ation. First attested in 1870.

Synonyms

disforestation

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