"intraclast" meaning in English

See intraclast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: intraclasts [plural]
Etymology: From intra- + clast. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|intra-|clast}} intra- + clast Head templates: {{en-noun}} intraclast (plural intraclasts)
  1. (geology) A sediment formed by the redeposition of material erodes from an original deposit. Categories (topical): Geology

Inflected forms

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        "(geology) A sediment formed by the redeposition of material erodes from an original deposit."
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