SPALL Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

spall

noun

ˈspȯl

Definition of spall

as in chip

a small flat piece separated from a whole found a variety of uses for the spalls left over from their stonecutting operations

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Recent Examples of spall The reports noted that numerous repairs had been made to cracks and spalls in the spillway. — Bettina Boxall, latimes.com, 24 Apr. 2017 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. — Dan Robitzski, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2018

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Noun

Intel’s Lip-Bu Tan, who met Modi last December, also signed up as a prospective buyer for chips made by Tata Electronics.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 July 2026
Bring along a bag of your favorite chips for dipping and enjoy!

— Patricia S York, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

Definition of chip

Noun

How can a sliver of that game day vibrancy be repeated on the average weekday?

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
As a destination, Italy has exploded in popularity since the pandemic and the airing of the Max hit series The White Lotus, which broadcast just a sliver of what the country can offer visitors.

— Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of sliver

Noun

While Garcia runs a steady takeout business, there are a handful of tables inside, with chili flakes in shakers and rolls of paper towel for napkins.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Within these new rounded granules, the graphite flakes are randomly oriented in all directions.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026

Definition of flake

Noun

With grit and one-liners, this American hero navigates air vents and glass shards to save the day.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Two GB10s leverage a software technology called tensor parallelism to split, or shard, an AI model across both machines, harnessing them as a team to share the load and deliver results.

— Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of shard

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