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aclastic

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æst?k

Adjective

aclastic

  1. Of ilk nature, or pertaining to aclasis.
  2. Non-refractive in nature.

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clastic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (klastós, broken in pieces), from ?????? (kláein, to break) +? -ic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æst?k

Adjective

clastic (not comparable)

  1. Made up of parts that are easily removable.
  2. (geology, of rock) Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

Derived terms

  • clast
  • volcaniclastic
  • pyroclastic

Related terms

  • iconoclast

Translations

Noun

clastic (plural clastics)

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French clastique

Adjective

clastic m or n (feminine singular clastic?, masculine plural clastici, feminine and neuter plural clastice)

  1. clastic

Declension

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