1. (noun)exfoliation the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin Synonyms: scurf, scale
2. (noun)scale, scurf, exfoliation a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin Synonyms: plate, exfoliation, ordered series, shell, scale of measurement, scale, musical scale, scurf, scale leaf, weighing machine, graduated table