clastic

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

clastic

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæstɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -æstɪk

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

• acetoclastic
• bioclastic
• clast
• cytoclastic
• epiclastic
• karyoclastic
• nonclastic
• organoclastic
• pyroclastic
• vitroclastic
• volcaniclastic

Related terms

• iconoclast

Translations

made up of parts that are easily removable

Catalan: clàstic Dutch: klastisch (nl) Finnish: klastinen (fi) Spanish: clástico (es)

made from fragments of pre-existing rocks

Catalan: clàstic Dutch: klastisch (nl) Finnish: klastinen (fi) French: clastique (fr) German: klastisch (de) Irish: clastach Italian: clastico (it) Portuguese: clástico (pt) Romanian: clastic (ro) Spanish: clástico (es)

Noun

clastic (plural clastics)

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French clastique.

Adjective

clastic m or n (feminine singular clastică, masculine plural clastici, feminine/neuter plural clastice)

1. clastic

Declension

Declension of clastic

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	clastic		clastică		clastici	clastice
	definite	clasticul		clastica		clasticii	clasticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	clastic		clastice		clastici	clastice
	definite	clasticului		clasticei		clasticilor	clasticelor