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chip vs exfoliation

exfoliation vs chip

chip and exfoliation both are nouns.

chip is a verb but exfoliation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chip Yes No Yes No
exfoliation Yes No No No
As nouns, exfoliation is a hyponym of chip; that is, exfoliation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chip:
  • chip: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  • exfoliation: a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
Other hyponyms of chip include matchwood, scale, scurf, scurf, sliver, splinter.
chip (noun) exfoliation (noun)
the act of chipping something a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
(golf) a low running approach shot the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin
electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a piece of dried bovine dung
chip (verb) exfoliation (verb)
break a small piece off from
break off (a piece from a whole)
form by chipping
cut a nick into
play a chip shot
Difference between chip and exfoliation

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