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clastic
[klas-tik]
adjective
Biology.breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
pertaining to an anatomical model made up of detachable pieces.
Geology.noting or pertaining to rock or rocks composed of fragments or particles of older rocks or previously existing solid matter; fragmental.
clastic
/ ˈæɪ /
adjective
(of sedimentary rock, etc) composed of fragments of pre-existing rock that have been transported some distance from their points of origin
biology dividing into parts
a clastic cell
able to be dismantled for study or observation
a clastic model of the brain
Other Word Forms
- nonclastic adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of clastic1
Example Sentences
The clastic Flysch formation of the 662 Carpathians and northern Alps appears to be of Eocene age in the upper and Cretaceous in the lower part.
All were preserved in the hard calcified clastic sediment that formed at the bottom of a water of water.
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