spall

spɔːl

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Definition of spall - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

quarry waste

TECH.

small chip or splinter, often from stone or ore

TECH.

A spall flew off the boulder when the hammer struck.

agent

operative

spy

Verb

breaking

tr./intr.

TECH.

break into fragments or small pieces

tr./intr.

TECH.

The rock began to spall under pressure.

fragment

shatter

leveling

tr.

TECH.

reduce stone to a level surface by hammering

tr.

TECH.

Workers spall the stone to prepare the surface.

flatten

level

smooth

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Origin of spall

Middle Dutch, spalden (to split)

Examples of spall in a sentence

Workers must wear goggles to protect their eyes from flying spall.
The concrete began to spall after years of wear.
Workers noticed the metal surface starting to spall.
They spall the rocks for the new road.
Masons spall the blocks for the foundation.

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French:éclat, se fragmenter, ...
German:Splitter, zerbröckeln, ...
Italian:scheggia, frantumarsi, ...
Spanish:esquirla, desprenderse, ...
Portuguese:lasca, fragmentar-se, ...
Chinese:碎片, 碎裂, ...
Japanese:破片, 砕ける, ...
Arabic:شَظِيَّة, تَفَتَّتَ, ...
Hebrew:רֶסֶס, לְהִתְפַּצֵּל, ...
Russian:осколок, раскалываться, ...
Ukrainian:уламок, розколюватися, ...
Hindi:किरचा, टूटना, ...
Bengali:খসা টুকরো, টুকরো টুকরো হওয়া, ...
Catalan:estella, fragmentar-se, ...
Czech:odštěpek, odštěpovat se, ...
Danish:flage, splintre, ...
Dutch:scherf, versplinteren, ...
Greek:θραύσμα, θρυμματίζω, ...
Hungarian:szilánk, lepattogni, ...
Khmer:បំណែកថ្មតូច, បែកជាបំណែកតូចៗ, ...
Korean:박편, 부서지다, ...
Persian:پره, تکه‌تکه شد, ...
Polish:odprysk, rozpadać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):lasca, fragmentar, ...
Romanian:așchie, a se sparge, ...
Swedish:flisa, brytas, ...
Thai:สะเก็ดหิน, แตก, ...
Turkish:kıymık, parçalanmak, ...
Vietnamese:mảnh vụn đá, vỡ vụn, ...

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