spall
A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stoneA splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
обло́мокoblómok, оско́локoskólok
a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
(uncountable)A process of weathering, aging, or other wear that involves the crumbling of the substrate.
The failure of this bearing involved spall under high load.
The inspection of this bridge abutment found extensive spall.
(obsolete, rare)The shoulder.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English spalle (“a chip”) (first documented in 1440), of uncertain origin. PerFrom Middle English spalle (“a chip”) (first documented in 1440), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from the Middle English verb spald (“to split”) (c.1400), from Middle Low German spalden, cognate with Old High German spaltan (“to split”).
From Italian spalla. Doublet of spauld and spatula.
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Forms
plural: spallsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge:spawl
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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