spall
IPA: spˈɔɫ
noun
- A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
- (obsolete, rare) The shoulder.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To break into fragments or small pieces.
- (transitive) To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering.
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Examples of "spall" in Sentences
- Others that seem to wear well tend to spall.
- These pieces are collectively referred to as spall.
- Kevlar spall suppression liners cover the interior spaces.
- One end of the stone is broken off, with a spall from the break.
- The neutrons that are ejected from the target are known as spall.
- The principal use of polycarbonate is to serve as a spall shield.
- Another important part of the protection concept is the spall liner.
- Thanks to the spall liner the crew sustained only negligible injuries.
- It needs spall chuking and referencing, so is still a work in progress.
- The two most common types of salt attack are efflorescence and spalling.
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