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cataclastic

cataclastic adjective: describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress.

Adjective

cataclastic (not comparable)

  1. describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress

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Questions about cataclastic

What does cataclastic mean?
Cataclastic means describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress.
What part of speech is cataclastic?
Cataclastic is an adjective.

Words near cataclastic in the dictionary

  1. cataclasis
  2. cataclasite
  3. cataclasites
  4. cataclasm
  5. cataclasms
  6. cataclastic
  7. catacline
  8. cataclines
  9. cataclysm
  10. cataclysmal
  11. cataclysmatic

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