clastic

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”), from κλάειν (kláein, “to break”) +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• 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

• clast
• volcaniclastic
• pyroclastic

Related terms

• iconoclast

Translations

made up of parts that are easily removable

• Catalan: clàstic
• Dutch: klastisch
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: klastinen (fi)
• Spanish: clástico (es)

made from fragments of pre-existing rocks

• Catalan: clàstic
• Finnish: klastinen (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: clastach
• Spanish: clástico (es)

Noun

clastic (plural clastics)

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