clastic

[ klas-tik ]

/ ˈklæs tɪk /

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.

Origin of clastic

1870–75; <Greek klastós broken in pieces (klas- variant stem of klân to break + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM clastic

non·clas·tic, adjective

Words nearby clastic

class structure, class struggle, classwork, classy, clast, clastic, clastogenic, clastothrix, clat, clathrate, clathrin

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Example sentences from the Web for clastic

Clastic, klas′tik, adj. breaking into fragments, fragmental.
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British Dictionary definitions for clastic

clastic

/ (ˈklæstɪk) /

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 partsa clastic cell

able to be dismantled for study or observationa clastic model of the brain

Word Origin for clastic

C19: from Greek klastos shattered, from klan to break

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Medical definitions for clastic

clastic

[ klăs′tĭk ]

adj.

Breaking up into pieces or exhibiting a tendency to break or divide.

Separable into parts or having removable sections, as an anatomical model.

单词	clastic
释义	clastic [ klas-tik ] / ˈklæs tɪk / 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. Origin of clastic 1870–75; <Greek klastós broken in pieces (klas- variant stem of klân to break + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -ic OTHER WORDS FROM clastic non·clas·tic, adjective Words nearby clastic class structure, class struggle, classwork, classy, clast, clastic, clastogenic, clastothrix, clat, clathrate, clathrin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clastic Clastic, klas′tik, adj. breaking into fragments, fragmental. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for clastic clastic / (ˈklæstɪk) / 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 partsa clastic cell able to be dismantled for study or observationa clastic model of the brain Word Origin for clastic C19: from Greek klastos shattered, from klan to break Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for clastic clastic [ klăs′tĭk ] adj. Breaking up into pieces or exhibiting a tendency to break or divide. Separable into parts or having removable sections, as an anatomical model. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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