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clastic

/ˈklæstɪk/

clastic adjective: made up of parts that are easily removable.

Adjective

clastic (not comparable)

  1. Made up of parts that are easily removable.
  2. Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

Noun

clastic (plural clastics)

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

clastic meaning in Kannada

clastic in Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಚೀನಶಿಲಾಖಂಡನಿರ್ಮಿತ, ಹಳೆಯ ಬಂಡೆಯ ಚೂರುಗಳಿಂದ ನಿರ್ಮಿತವಾದ

Forms of clastic

pluralclastics

Origin of clastic

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”), from κλάω (kláō, “to break”) + -ic.

Words formed from clastic

Words that rhyme with clastic

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Questions about clastic

What does clastic mean?
Clastic means made up of parts that are easily removable.
What is clastic in Kannada?
Clastic in Kannada is ಪ್ರಾಚೀನಶಿಲಾಖಂಡನಿರ್ಮಿತ, ಹಳೆಯ ಬಂಡೆಯ ಚೂರುಗಳಿಂದ ನಿರ್ಮಿತವಾದ. See Clastic meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is clastic?
Clastic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce clastic?
Clastic is pronounced /ˈklæstɪk/.

Words near clastic in the dictionary

  1. classwide
  2. classwise
  3. classwork
  4. classy
  5. clast
  6. clastic
  7. clastics
  8. clastogen
  9. clastogeneses
  10. clastogenesis
  11. clastogenic

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