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spall S0600700 (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 (Geological Science) a splinter or chip of ore, rock, or stonevb (Geological Science) to split or cause to split into such fragments[C15: of unknown origin]spall (spɔl) n. 1. a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore. v.t. 2. to break into smaller pieces, as ore; split or chip. v.i. 3. to break or split off in chips or bits. [1750–60; orig. uncertain; compare late Middle English spalle a chip] spall•a′tion, n. spall′er, n. spall Past participle: spalled Gerund: spalling
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I spall | you spall | he/she/it spalls | we spall | you spall | they spall |
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I spalled | you spalled | he/she/it spalled | we spalled | you spalled | they spalled |
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I am spalling | you are spalling | he/she/it is spalling | we are spalling | you are spalling | they are spalling |
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I have spalled | you have spalled | he/she/it has spalled | we have spalled | you have spalled | they have spalled |
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I was spalling | you were spalling | he/she/it was spalling | we were spalling | you were spalling | they were spalling |
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I had spalled | you had spalled | he/she/it had spalled | we had spalled | you had spalled | they had spalled |
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I will spall | you will spall | he/she/it will spall | we will spall | you will spall | they will spall |
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I will have spalled | you will have spalled | he/she/it will have spalled | we will have spalled | you will have spalled | they will have spalled |
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I will be spalling | you will be spalling | he/she/it will be spalling | we will be spalling | you will be spalling | they will be spalling |
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I have been spalling | you have been spalling | he/she/it has been spalling | we have been spalling | you have been spalling | they have been spalling |
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I will have been spalling | you will have been spalling | he/she/it will have been spalling | we will have been spalling | you will have been spalling | they will have been spalling |
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I had been spalling | you had been spalling | he/she/it had been spalling | we had been spalling | you had been spalling | they had been spalling |
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I would spall | you would spall | he/she/it would spall | we would spall | you would spall | they would spall |
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I would have spalled | you would have spalled | he/she/it would have spalled | we would have spalled | you would have spalled | they would have spalled |
spallA chip broken from a stone carving.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | 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"spawlfragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock" |
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spall[spȯl] (engineering) To reduce irregular stone blocks to an approximate size by chipping with a hammer. To break off thin chips from, and parallel to, the surface of a material, such as a metal or rock. (geology) A fragment removed from the surface of a rock by weathering. A relatively thin, sharp-edged fragment produced by exfoliation. A rock fragment produced by chipping with a hammer. (mining engineering) To break ore. (ordnance) A fragment torn from the surface of an armor plate. SpallA small fragment or chip dislodged from the face of a stone or masonry unit by a blow or by the action caused by the elements, such as a freezing and thawing cycle.spallA small fragment or chip removed from the face of a stone or masonry unit by a blow or by action of the elements.spall
spall (spawl), 1. A fragment. 2. To break up into fragments. spall
Synonyms for spallnoun a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edgeSynonymsRelated Words |