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clastic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈklæstɪk/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”), from κλάω (kláō, “to break”) + -ic.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Made up of parts that are easily removable.
2. (not-comparable, of rock) Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

Deriveds

vitroclastic · pyroclastic · bioclastic · nonclastic · clast · epiclastic · volcaniclastic

Relateds

-clast · -clasis

Translations (14)

es clástico (made up of parts that are easily removable) · ca clàstic (made from fragments of pre-existing rocks) · it clastico (made from fragments of pre-existing rocks) · es clástico (made from fragments of pre-existing rocks) · ca clàstic (made up of parts that are easily removable) · fi klastinen (made from fragments of pre-existing rocks) · ga clastach (made from fragments of pre-existing rocks) · nl klastisch (made up of parts that are easily removable) · nl klastisch (made from fragments of pre-existing rocks) · fi klastinen (made up of parts that are easily removable) · fr clastique (made from fragments of pre-existing rocks) · de klastisch (made from fragments of pre-existing rocks) · ro clastic (made from fragments of pre-existing rocks) · pt clástico (made from fragments of pre-existing rocks)

clastic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈklæstɪk/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”), from κλάω (kláō, “to break”) + -ic.

Meanings

1. A rock made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

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