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cataclasis

[kat-uh-kley-sis, kuh-tak-luh-sis]

noun

Petrology.

  1. a process of deformation or metamorphism in which the grains of a rock are fractured and rotated.

cataclasis

/ ˌkætəˈklæstɪk, ˌkætəˈkleɪsɪs /

noun

  1. geology the deformation of rocks by crushing and shearing

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Other Word Forms

  • cataclastic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cataclasis1

< Greek 첹á refraction, equivalent to katakla-, stem of 첹ٲâ to break off, refract, break down ( kata- cata- + â to break) + -sis -sis; compare Norwegian kataklasstruktur (1885)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cataclasis1

C19: New Latin, from Greek, from cata- + klasis a breaking

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