spalling

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of spall

   “* Cutting back of spalling masonry, reinforcement and repair using colour-matched stone repair mortar.”

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The process of reducing (stone blocks, etc.) to an approximately level surface by hammering.

   “In the British-made Greek bricks the magma is not so evenly distributed, but after successive spallings the brick is converted bit by bit into the larger crystal formation […]”

2. (countable, uncountable)Any process that spalls a surface, or the damage that results from that process: spallation.

   “He says: "If we'd left any cracks exposed then it could have resulted in spalling.”

3. (countable, uncountable)A fragment or chip of stone.

   “A third process fluid, water, is employed to cool the burner and to aid in the removal of spallings.”