noun
General term for a thin piece broken or peeled off from a larger object, such as stone, metal, or paint.
壁の塗料が剥片になって落ちている。
The wall paint is peeling off in flakes.
noun
lithic flake
Archaeological term for a stone fragment removed from a core during tool production.
この遺跡からは多くの石器の剥片が出土した。
Many lithic flakes from stone tools were excavated from this site.
Compound of 剥 (はく, 'to peel') + 片 (へん, 'piece').