SPALL

Spall

Spall are flakes of a material that are broken off a larger solid body and can be produced by a variety of mechanisms, including as a result of projectile impact, corrosion, weathering, cavitation, or excessive rolling pressure . Spalling and spallation both describe the process of surface failure in which spall is shed.

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spall

Noun

  1. A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. The shoulder.

Verb

  1. To break into fragments or small pieces.
  2. To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering.


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