Exfoliation
21Exfoliation joint — Exfoliation joints wrapping around Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California …
22Exfoliation corrosion — Exfoliation Corrosion:Exfoliation is a form of intergranular corrosion. It manifests itself by lifting up the surface grains of a metal by the force of expanding corrosion products occurring at the grain boundaries just below the surface. It is… …
23Exfoliation (cosmetology) — This article is about the cosmetic technique. For other uses, see Exfoliation (disambiguation). Cross section of all skin layers. Exfoliation involves the removal of the oldest dead skin cells on the skin s outermost surface, and has been used… …
24Exfoliation (botany) — This article is about the biological process, for other uses see Exfoliation. Exfoliation (from the term foliate , meaning “related to leaves”) means the removal or loss of leaves from a plant. It is used both to describe the loss of a leaves as… …
25exfoliation dome — noun : a large dome shaped rock mass (as of granite) produced by exfoliation …
26exfoliation — noun see exfoliate …
27exfoliation — noun a) The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated. b) The loss of leaves from a plant …
28exfoliation — the peeling away of outer layers of rock in a process of physical weathering found where diurnal temperature range is very wide. Originally thought to be a wholly independent process, now thought to require hydration to prepare the rocks first …
29exfoliation — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. molting, peeling, flaking, depilation; see shedding …
30Exfoliation — Ex|folia|tio̱n [zu ex...1 u. lat. folium = Blatt] w; , en, in fachspr. Fügungen: Ex|folia̱|tio, Mehrz.: ...io̱|nes: „Abblätterung“, allmähliche Abstoßung abgestorbener Gewebe od. Knochenteile (insbes. von Teilen der Oberhaut). Ex|folia̱|tio… …
