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English 2 senses of the word clastic:
ADJECTIVEallclasticof or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone)
allclasticcapable of being taken apart
Englishclastic: 2 senses adjective 1
MeaningOf or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone).
CategorygeologyA science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks
Broaderdisintegrativetending to cause breakup into constituent elements or parts
Spanishclástico
Catalanclàstic
Nounsclast(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock
clastic rock(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks
Englishclastic: 2 senses adjective 2
Meaningcapable of being taken apart.
Example"the professor had a clastic model of the human brain"
Broaderdetachabledesigned to be unfastened or disconnected without damage

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