noun
fragments; chips; pieces of material
Technical term used in manufacturing, materials science, and computing for small broken-off pieces or raw material fragments. Often appears in compound nouns like 素片状 or 素片材料.
この装置は金属素片を加工するのに使われる。
This device is used to process metal fragments.
素片状の原料を溶かして成形する。
The raw material in chip form is melted and molded.