Spall are fragments of a material that are broken off a larger solid body. It can be produced by a variety of mechanisms, including as a result of projectile impact, corrosion, weathering, …

The curtains are made up of overlapping, three-quarter inch plates of AR500 steel encased in a layer of ballistic nylon that captures spall, the shards of metal that break off from a colliding bullet.

spall in American English (spɔl ) noun Origin: ME spalle, prob. < or akin to spalden, to chip, split, akin to Ger spalten, to split: see spool

SPALL definition: a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore. See examples of spall used in a sentence.

spall (spɔːl) n (Geological Science) a splinter or chip of ore, rock, or stone vb

Dec 14, 2025 · spall (third-person singular simple present spalls, present participle spalling, simple past and past participle spalled) (ambitransitive) To break into fragments or small …

Spall refers to flakes, chips, or fragments of material that have broken off a larger solid body. It's often used in the context of structures or materials that have been damaged or deteriorated …