habraste materjalide lõiketöötlemisel (taval. väikestel lõikekiirustel) tükkidena eralduv laast (vrd elementlaast, voolavlaast, terikukasvajaga voolavlaast), chips in the form of separate segments; characteristic in machining of relatively brittle materials at low cutting speeds (compare: serrated chip, continuous chip, continuous chip with built-up edge)