"clastic" meaning in English

See clastic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈklæstɪk/
Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”), from κλάω (kláō, “to break”) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|κλαστός||broken in pieces}} Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”), {{suffix|en||ic}} + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} clastic (not comparable)
  1. Made up of parts that are easily removable. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Rocks Translations (made up of parts that are easily removable): clàstic (Catalan), klastisch (Dutch), klastinen (Finnish), clástico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-clastic-en-adj-WhqgCwrG Disambiguation of Rocks: 12 47 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 46 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 36 34 30 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 35 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 42 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 39 32 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 34 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 37 34 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 34 30 Disambiguation of 'made up of parts that are easily removable': 92 8
  2. (geology, of rock) Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geology, Rocks Translations (made from fragments of pre-existing rocks): clàstic (Catalan), klastisch (Dutch), klastinen (Finnish), clastique (French), klastisch (German), clastach (Irish), clastico (Italian), clástico (Portuguese), clastic (Romanian), clástico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-clastic-en-adj-Y6D2x0Gx Disambiguation of Rocks: 12 47 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 46 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 36 34 30 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 35 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 42 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 39 32 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 34 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 37 34 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 34 30 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'made from fragments of pre-existing rocks': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: iconoclast

Noun

IPA: /ˈklæstɪk/ Forms: clastics [plural]
Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”), from κλάω (kláō, “to break”) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|κλαστός||broken in pieces}} Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”), {{suffix|en||ic}} + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} clastic (plural clastics)
  1. (geology) A rock made from fragments of pre-existing rocks. Categories (topical): Geology, Rocks
    Sense id: en-clastic-en-noun-i-62ulu5 Disambiguation of Rocks: 12 47 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 46 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 36 34 30 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 35 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 42 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 39 32 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 34 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 37 34 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 34 30 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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      "word": "acetoclastic"
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      "word": "bioclastic"
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      "word": "cytoclastic"
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      "word": "organoclastic"
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