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.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Spall
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spall
Noun
Noun (etymology 2)
- The shoulder.
Verb
- To break into fragments or small pieces.
- To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering.
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