| spall (spôl) n. A chip, fragment, or flake from a piece of stone or ore. v. spalled, spall·ing, spalls v.tr. To break up into chips or fragments. v.intr. To chip or crumble. [Middle English spalle.] |
spall [spɔːl]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a splinter or chip of ore, rock, or stone
vb
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) to split or cause to split into such fragments
[of unknown origin]
spall - a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge; "a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls"Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
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