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spall

N เศษ  ชิ้น เล็กๆ  sed

 

spall

VT ทำให้ เป็น ชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย  tam-hai-pen-chin-lek-chin-noi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPALL

n.The shoulder. [Not English. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPALL

Spall, n. Etym: [OF. espaule; cf. It. spalla. See Epaule. ]

 

Defn: The shoulder. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

SPALL

Spall, n. Etym: [Prov. E. spall, spell. See Spale, Spell a splinter. ]

 

Defn: A chip or fragment, especially a chip of stone as struck off the block by the hammer, having at least one feather-edge.

 

SPALL

SPALL Spall, v. t.

 

1. (Mining )

 

Defn: To break into small pieces, as ore, for the purpose of separating from rock. Pryce.

 

2. (Masonry )

 

Defn: To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering.

 

SPALL

SPALL Spall, v. i.

 

Defn: To give off spalls, or wedge-shaped chips; -- said of stone, as when badly set, with the weight thrown too much on the outer surface.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

spall

spall |spôl spɔl | verb [ with obj. ] break (ore, rock, stone, or concrete ) into smaller pieces, esp. in preparation for sorting. [ no obj. ] (of ore, rock, or stone ) break off in fragments: cracks below the surface cause slabs of material to spall off . noun a splinter or chip, esp. of rock. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun ): of unknown origin. The verb dates from the mid 18th cent.

 

Spallanzani, Lazzaro

Spallanzani, Lazzaro |ˌspalanˈzɑːni | (1729 –99 ), Italian physiologist and biologist. He is known today for his experiments in subjects such as the circulation of the blood and the digestive system of animals. He also disproved the theory of spontaneous generation.

 

spallation

spall a tion |spôˈlāSHən spɔˈleɪʃən | noun 1 Physics the breakup of a bombarded nucleus into several parts. 2 Geology separation of fragments from the surface of a rock, esp. by interaction with a compression wave.

 

Oxford Dictionary

spall

spall |spɔːl | verb [ with obj. ] break (ore, rock, or stone ) into smaller pieces, especially in preparation for sorting. [ no obj. ] (of ore, rock, or stone ) break off in fragments: cracks below the surface cause slabs of material to spall off . noun a splinter or chip, especially of rock. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun ): of unknown origin. The verb dates from the mid 18th cent.

 

Spallanzani, Lazzaro

Spallanzani, Lazzaro |ˌspalanˈzɑːni | (1729 –99 ), Italian physiologist and biologist. He is known today for his experiments in subjects such as the circulation of the blood and the digestive system of animals. He also disproved the theory of spontaneous generation.

 

spallation

spallation |spɔːˈleɪʃ (ə )n | noun [ mass noun ] 1 Physics the break-up of a bombarded nucleus into several parts. 2 Geology separation of fragments from the surface of a rock, especially by interaction with a compression wave.