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Buffing vs Polishing - What's the difference?

buffing | polishing |

As verbs the difference between buffing and polishing

is that buffing is while polishing is .

As nouns the difference between buffing and polishing

is that buffing is material removed by the action of someone who buffs while polishing is the action of the verb to polish .

As an adjective polishing is

that makes shiny or smooth.

buffing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Material removed by the action of someone who buffs.
  • * (Sir Humphry Davy)
    • the burning machine for blowing dirt and buffings off the work

    polishing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to polish .
  • (mostly, plural) An extract of partially milled rice.

    • Derived terms

    * apple-polishing * polishing-bed * polishing-cask * polishing-mill * polishing-slate * polishing-snake * polishing-tin * rice polishings

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That makes shiny or smooth.
  • That refines.