spalling

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of spall

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The process of reducing (stone blocks, etc.) to an approximately level surface by hammering.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any process that spalls a surface, or the damage that results from that process: spallation.
3. (countable, uncountable) A fragment or chip of stone.

spall

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

cracking

desquamation

exfoliation

flaking

peeling

scaling

spallation

breaking-off

flaking off

spontaneous breaking

Translations

تشظية؛ تهذيب بالتشظية

escantell

desquamation

écaillage

exfoliation

effrittement

épaufrure

descamación

exfoliación

fractura