spalling

== English == === Verb === spalling present participle and gerund of spall === Noun === spalling (countable and uncountable, plural spallings) The process of reducing (stone blocks, etc.) to an approximately level surface by hammering. Any process that spalls a surface, or the damage that results from that process: spallation. A fragment or chip of stone. ==== Related terms ==== spaller === Anagrams === laplings