chipping

chipping
a) A fragment broken off of a larger material
b) The act of breaking something into small fragments, or of removing fragments from pottery etc.

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  • Chipping — is a prefix used in a number of place names in England, probably derived from ceapen, an Old English word meaning market , though the meaning may alternatively come from (or via) the Medieval English word chepynge with a more specific meaning of… …   Wikipedia

  • Chipping — Chip ping, n. 1. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chipping — Chipping. См. Обрубка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • chipping — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a small fragment of stone, wood, or similar material …   English terms dictionary

  • Chipping — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le nom Chipping peut désigner : Chipping Campden, un petit bourg anglais dans le district de Cotswold. Chipping Norton, une ville anglaise dans l… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chipping — Recorded in several spelling forms including Chipping, Chippin, Chipan and Cheping,this is an English and specifically Lancashire surname. It is locational and originates from the ancient village of Chipping first recorded in the rolls known as… …   Surnames reference

  • chipping — n. 1 a small fragment of stone, wood, etc. 2 (in pl.) these used as a surface for roads, roofs, etc. * * * noun the act of chipping something • Syn: ↑chip, ↑splintering • Derivationally related forms: ↑splinter (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chipping — Chip Chip (ch[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chipped} (ch[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chipping}.] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. {Chop} to cut.] 1. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chipping — pleišėjimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Netvarkingo siaurų plyšelių tinklo susidarymas dangoje. atitikmenys: angl. chipping; flaking rus. шелушение …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Chipping Sparrow — Adult in breeding plumage Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Chipping Norton railway station — Chipping Norton Location Place Chipping Norton Area …   Wikipedia

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