Exfoliation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin

a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛksfˌoʊlɪˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛksfˌəʊlɪˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛksfˌəʊlɪˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛksfˌoʊlɪˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

exfoliation is increased by sunburn

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scurf scale

Parts of Speech

noun	the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin “exfoliation is increased by sunburn”
noun	a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

Word Forms

exfoliate

verb

come off in a very thin piece

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Peeling

das Abblättern der Rinde oder abgestorbener Haut in Flocken oder Schuppen

🇪🇸Spanish

exfoliación

el desprendimiento en escamas o escamas de corteza o piel muerta

🇮🇹Italian

esfoliazione

il distacco di scaglie o scaglie di corteccia o di pelle morta

🇳🇱Dutch

exfoliatie

het loslaten in vlokken of schubben van schors of dode huid

🇵🇹Portuguese

esfoliação

a descamação em flocos ou escamas de casca ou pele morta

🇷🇺Russian

отшелушивание

шелушение хлопьями или чешуйками коры или омертвевшей кожи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छूटना

छाल या मृत त्वचा के गुच्छों या शल्कों के रूप में उतरना

🇧🇩Bengali

এক্সফোলিয়েশন

ছাল বা মৃত চামড়ার ফ্লেক্স বা আঁশের খোসা ছাড়িয়ে যাওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

உரித்தல்

பட்டை அல்லது இறந்த தோலின் செதில்களாக அல்லது செதில்களில் உரிக்கப்படுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొలుసు ఊడిపోవడం

బెరడు లేదా చనిపోయిన చర్మం యొక్క రేకులు లేదా పొలుసులలో పొట్టు

🇮🇳Marathi

एक्सफोलिएशन

झाडाची साल किंवा मृत त्वचेच्या फ्लेक्स किंवा स्केलमध्ये सोलणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

એક્સ્ફોલિયેશન

છાલ અથવા મૃત ત્વચાના ટુકડા અથવા ભીંગડામાંથી છાલ ઉતારવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಫ್ಫೋಲಿಯೇಶನ್

ತೊಗಟೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸತ್ತ ಚರ್ಮದ ಚಕ್ಕೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಮಾಪಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಪ್ಪೆಸುಲಿಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറംതള്ളൽ

പുറംതൊലി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചത്ത ചർമ്മത്തിൻ്റെ അടരുകളിലോ ചെതുമ്പലുകളിലോ പുറംതൊലി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

去角质

树皮或死皮的片状或鳞片剥落

🇯🇵Japanese

角質除去

樹皮または死んだ皮膚が薄片または鱗片状に剥がれ落ちること

🇰🇷Korean

벗겨짐

껍질이나 죽은 피부의 조각이나 비늘이 벗겨지는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tẩy da chết

sự bong tróc thành vảy hoặc vảy vỏ cây hoặc da chết

🇹🇭Thai

ขัดผิว

การลอกเป็นสะเก็ดหรือเกล็ดเปลือกหรือผิวหนังที่ตายแล้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengelupasan kulit

pengelupasan serpihan atau sisik kulit kayu atau kulit mati

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtuklap

ang pagbabalat sa mga natuklap o kaliskis ng balat o patay na balat

🇲🇾Malay

pengelupasan

pengelupasan dalam kepingan atau sisik kulit kayu atau kulit mati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقشير

تقشير رقائق أو قشور اللحاء أو الجلد الميت

🇮🇷Persian

لایه برداری

پوسته پوسته شدن پوسته پوسته یا پوست مرده

🇹🇷Turkish

pul pul dökülme

pul veya kabuk veya ölü deri pullarının soyulması

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַשָׁרָה

התקלפות בפתיתים או קשקשים של קליפה או עור מת

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The primary meaning of 'exfoliation' is 'the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin'.

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